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District of Columbia Resources

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

RESEARCH GUIDES

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Statutes/Code

Legislative History

  • Legislative History section from the DC Research In Depth Guide (Georgetown Law Library)
  • Council of District of Columbia Legislative Information Management System
    • Bills, resolutions, acts, and voting records from 1999-present; status of current bills and resolutions
  • District of Columbia Register (DCR) KFD1235 .A25 (1954 - )
    The District of Columbia Register is the weekly official legal bulletin published by the DC government, which contains all Council Laws, acts and hearings, and rules and regulations. Sometimes the final version of a law is not included.
    • HeinOnline (1986 - )
    • D.C. Register Online (official)
    • Westlaw: DC-ADR (select documents only) (January 1, 1999 - )
    • LEXIS: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Find Statutes, Regulations, Administrative Materials & Court Rules > DC - District of Columbia Register (January 2, 1998 - ) (D.C. Acts not available)

Legislature

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

  • District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR) (KFD1235 1981 .A23, print version out-of-date)
    • DCMR Online (official)
      Searchable by Rule Number, Agency, Chapter Number, and full text
      Note: The new official, online version was recently revised and contains the most accurate, official, up-to-date information. Other versions of D.C. municipal regulations may contain errors.
    • Code of D.C. Municipal Regulations (Weil's Code), commercial version, updated monthly, with an index.
    • The DCMR is not available on Westlaw to GULC accounts.
  • District of Columbia Register (DCR) KFD1235 .A25 (1954 - )
    • Use the D.C. Register to update the information in the DCMR. The D.C. Register contains "List of Sections Amended of D.C. Municipal Regulations" in the first issue of each month. If the List of Sections Amended is not published for the month, check the Final Rulemaking section of the Table of Contents of each weekly edition of the DCR published since the last update of the DCMR.
    • D.C. Register Online (official)
    • HeinOnline (1986 - )
    • Westlaw: DC-ADR (select documents only) (January 1, 1999 - )
    • LEXIS: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Find Statutes, Regulations, Administrative Materials & Court Rules > DC - District of Columbia Register (January 2, 1998 - ) (D.C. Acts not available)

Agencies

CASES & COURTS

Cases

Courts

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

  • University of the District of Columbia Law Review
  • George Washington Law Review
    Since 1995 (vol. 64), George Washington Law Review has published annual topical surveys of recent decisions of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
    • Print: K7 .E4 (1932 - )
    • Electronic:
      • HeinOnline (1932 - )
      • Westlaw: GWLR (Full coverage, 1984 to present, select coverage, 1981-1983)
      • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > District of Columbia > Search Law Reviews & Journals > George Washington Law Review (1982 - )
  • The Daily Washington Law Reporter, KFD1247.D3
  • Legal Times
  • Washington Lawyer

GENERAL

Updated 8/09 (MS)

 

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