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Idaho Resources

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

RESEARCH GUIDES

• Print:
  • Idaho Legal Research (Tenielle Fordyce-Ruff) KFI75 .F67 2008
  • Idaho Law-Related State Documents: An Annotated Bibliography (Patricia C. Cervenka) KFI1.C47 1989
Internet: Idaho Legal Research Pathfinders (University of Idaho Law Library)

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Constitution

• Lexis: IDCNST
• Internet:
  • Constitution of the State of Idaho (Idaho Legislature)
  • Constitution of the State of Idaho (Office of Secretary of State)
  • Idaho Constitution research guide (University of Idaho College of Law)

Statutes/Code

• Print: Idaho Code KFI30 1947 .A2
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: ID-ST-ANN
  • Lexis: IDA;IDCODE
• Internet: Idaho Statutes

Legislative History

• Session Laws: HeinOnline (1980 - )
• Idaho State Legislature - Prior Sessions (starts with 1998, more detail for later sessions)

Legislature

• Idaho Legislature Home Page

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Print: Idaho Administrative Code KFI35 .A2 (Print not available after 2004).
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: ID-ADC
  • Lexis: IDADMN
• Internet: Office of Administrative Rules (Includes full text of Administrative Code, 2000 - current; Administrative Bulletin, 11/95 to current)

Agencies

• Governor's Office
• Governor's Executive Orders (current governor)
• Attorney General Opinions:
  • LLMC Digital (1909 - 1975)
  • Lexis: IDAG (1/1970 - )
  • Internet (1975 - )
• Agencies

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print:
  • Pacific Reporter (1st series) KF135 .P2 (Official)
  • Pacific Reporter. Second Series. KF135 .P212 (Official)
  • West's Pacific Reporter. Third Series. KF135 .P213 (Official)
  • Idaho Reports KFI45 .A2 (Unofficial)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: ID-CS (state cases) & ID-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • Lexis: IDCTS (state cases) & IDMEGA (state and federal cases)
  • LLMC Digital (Supreme Court of Idaho 1866 - )
• Internet:
  • Idaho Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Opinions (1/1997 - ) (FindLaw)
  • Idaho Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Opinions - Searchable Index

Courts

• Judicial Branch Home Page

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Cities
• Counties
• Municipal codes (select): Municode: Idaho

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• Idaho Law Review
  • Print: K9 .D3 (1964 - 2010. Subscription cancelled in 2010)
  • Electronic versions (1964 - )

ETHICS

• State Bar
• Formal Ethics Opinions of the Idaho State Bar (No. 1, 1944 - No. 136, 1999)
• Rules of Professional Conduct
• Westlaw: Not available
• Lexis: IDETH (coverage varies by court/jurisdictiont)

GENERAL

• Print: There is no general legal encyclopedia for Idaho.
• Internet:
  • Idaho State Bar
  • Idaho State Law Library
  • Internet Law Library: Idaho
  • Legal Information Institute: Idaho Legal Materials
  • FindLaw: Idaho
  • Law Library of Congress: Idaho
  • Tax Forms

Updated 6/2011 (ET)

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