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Georgia Resources

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

RESEARCH GUIDES

• Print:
  • Georgia Legal Research, Nancy P. Johnson, Elizabeth G. Adelman, & Nancy J. Adams, KFG 75 .J64 2007
  • Nancy P. Johnson, Nancy J. Adams, & Elizabeth G. Adelman, Researching Georgia Law (2006 Edition), 22 Ga. St. L. Rev. 381 (2006).
• Internet:
  • Georgia Resources (Mercer University Law Library)
  • Georgia and State Law Research (Emory University Law Library)
  • Georgia Resources& Guides (Georgia State University Law Library)

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Constitution

• LexisNexis: GACNST
• Internet:
  • Constitution of the State of Georgia (Georgia Secretary of State)
  • Georgia's Virtual Vault (digitized images of Georgia constitutions dating back to 1777)
  • Georgia Constitution Webpage (GeorgiaInfo)

Statutes/Code

• Print: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (official), KFG30 1981 .A5
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: GA-ST-ANN
  • LexisNexis: GACODE
• Internet: Official Code of Georgia (free online version provided by LexisNexis)

Legislative History

• Research Guide: Researching the Legislative History of an Enacted Georgia Statute (University of Georgia Law Library)
• Session Laws:
  • LLMC Digital (1900 - 2008)
  • HeinOnline (1787 - )
• Internet:
  • Georgia Legislative Search (Georgia General Assembly, 2001 - )
  • Georgia Peach Sheets (Georgia State University College of Law)
  • Georgia Legislative Documents (University of Georgia, 1799 - 1999)

Legislature

• Georgia General Assembly:
  • Senate
  • House of Representatives
• Passing a Law in the Georgia General Assembly (GeorgiaInfo)

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Print:
  • Official Compilation, Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, KFG35 1972 .A23 (subscription cancelled; last updated in 2008)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: GA-ADC
  • LexisNexis: GAADMN
• Internet: Rules & Regulations of the State of Georgia

Agencies

• Office of the Governor
  • Executive Orders (2003 - )
• State Agencies
• Office of the Attorney General
• Attorney General Opinions:
  • LLMC Digital (1915 - 1975)
  • LexisNexis: GAAG (1970 - )
  • Internet (1994 - )

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print:
  • Southeastern Reporter (1st series, 1887 - 1939), KF135. S6
  • South Eastern Reporter. Second Series (1939 - 1988), KF135 .S612
  • West's South Eastern Reporter. Second Series (1988 - ), KF135 .S612
  • Georgia Reports, KFG45 .A2
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: GA-CS (state cases) & GA-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • LexisNexis: GACTS (state cases) & GAMEGA (state and federal cases)
• Internet:
  • Supreme Court of Georgia Opinions (2008 - )
  • Court of Appeals Opinions (available through LexisOne)

Courts

• Administrative Office of the Courts of Georgia
• Diagram of the Georgia Court System
• Supreme Court of Georgia
• Supreme Court Rules
• Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia
• Court of Appeals Rules
• Uniform Court Rules
• Fulton County Courts (Atlanta)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Georgia Regions, Counties, Cities and Towns
• Georgia CityScapes (profiles for 173 cities)
• Georgia County Snapshots
• Municipal codes (select): Municode: Georgia

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• Emory Law Journal
  • Print: K5 .M6 (1974 - 2010; subscription cancelled)
  • Electronic versions
  • Internet: Journal archive (2004 - )
    
    
• Georgia Law Review
  • Print: K7 .E55 (1966 - )
  • Electronic versions
    
    
• Georgia Bar Journal
  • Print: K7 .E583 (1995 - 2009; subscription cancelled)
  • HeinOnline (1938-1964, 1995 - )
  • Internet: Archives (1998 - )
    
    
• Georgia State University Law Review
  • Print: K7 .E63 (1984 - )
  • Electronic versions
  • Internet: Archives (2001 - )
    
    
• Mercer Law Review
  • Print: K13 .E54 (1949 - )
  • Electronic versions
  • Internet: Full text issues online (1995 - )

ETHICS

• Research Guide: Georgia Legal Ethics Research Guide (Mercer Law School Library)
• State Bar of Georgia
• Ethics opinions:
  • LexisNexis: GAETH
  • Internet

GENERAL

• Georgia Jurisprudence:
  • Westlaw: GA-JUR
  • LexisNexis: not available
• Internet:
  • Atlanta Legal Aid Society
  • Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation
  • State of Georgia Law Library
  • Fulton County Law Library
  • Georgia State University Law Library
  • Mercer University Law Library
  • University of Georgia Law Library
  • FindLaw: Georgia
  • Internet Law Library: Georgia
  • Law Library of Congress: Georgia
  • Legal Information Institute: Georgia
  • Georgia Law Resources (KuesterLaw.com)
  • New Georgia Encyclopedia (Georgia Humanities Council)
  • Corporation Records (Georgia Secretary of State)
  • Statistical Data on Georgia (Digital Library of Georgia)
  • Tax Forms (Georgia Department of Revenue)

  Updated 09/2011 (AJC)

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