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Colorado Resources

This State Guide lists the major sources of law in this state. Members of the Georgetown University community can seek additional assistance at the reference desk or online.

RESEARCH GUIDES

• Robert Michael Linz, Colorado Legal Research (2010) KFC1875 .L56
• Review of Legal Resources, Colo. Law., June 2000, at 39 K3 .O358

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Statutes/Code

• Print: Colorado Revised Statutes (official) & West's Colorado Revised Statutes Annotated (unofficial)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: CO-ST-ANN
  • Lexis: COLO;COCODE
  • Internet: State Statutes & State Constitution

Legislative History

• Session Laws: HeinOnline 1876 -
• Prior Session Information, Colorado General Assembly (begins with 1998)
• Access for All: Providing a Window to the Legislative Process for Colorado's Citizens provides full-text, searchable access to all Colorado Legislative Council Research Publications, links to relevant legislation for newer publications, and information on performing legislative history research at the state and federal level. The Research Publications, along with session laws are the authorative legislative history.

Legislature

• Colorado General Assembly

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Print: Code of Colorado Regulations
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: CO-ADC
  • Lexis: not available
  • Internet: State Regulations

Agencies

• Rules and Regulations Promulgated by Executive Departments (not an official code, but a listing of regs by agency)
• Office of the Governor
• State Agencies
• Boards and Commissions
• Attorney General Opinions (1984-present)

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print: Pacific Reporter (1st, 2nd & 3rd series)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: CO-CS (state cases) & CO-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • Lexis: COLO;COCTS (state cases) & MEGA;COMEGA (state and federal cases)
  • Internet:
    • Supreme Court Opinions
    • Court of Appeals Decisions

Courts

• Colorado Courts
• Colorado Supreme Court
• Court of Appeals
• State Courts by County
• Map of Judicial Districts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• County Governments
• Municipal Governments
• Denver Code of Ordinances (Searchable)

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• University of Colorado Law Review
  
  • Journal Home Page
  • Electronic version
  • Print version in GULLiver
• Denver University Law Review
  
  • Journal Home Page
  • Electronic version
  • Print version in GULLiver

GENERAL

• Print: Colorado Practice
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: COPRAC
  • Lexis: not available
• Internet:
  • Colorado Bar Association
    • Rules of Professional Conduct
    • Ethics Opinions
  • Local Colorado Bar Associations
  • Tax Forms
  • Law Library of Congress: Colorado
  • Findlaw: Colorado
  • Legal Information Institute: Colorado

Last Revised 06/11 (MK)

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