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Indiana Resources

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

RESEARCH GUIDES

• An Introduction to Indiana State Publications for the Law Librarian KFI3075 .F37 (1986)

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Constitution

• Current version (From the Indiana General Assembly)
• Historical versions (From the Indiana Historical Bureau)

Statutes/Code

• Print Versions:
  • Indiana Code (Official version, 1998 ed.), KF13030 1998 .A23,
  • Burn's Indiana Statutes Annotated (Unofficial version), KF13030 1986 .A43
  • West's Annotated Indiana Code (Unofficial version), KF13030 1976 .A44.
    
    
• Electronic Versions:
  • Westlaw: IN-ST-ANN
  • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Indiana > Find Statutes, Regulations, Administrative Materials & Court Rules > IN - Burns Indiana Code Annotated, Constitution, Court Rules & ALS, Combined
  • Indiana Code (From the Indiana General Assembly)

Legislative History

• Session Laws:
  • HeinOnline ( 1941 - 2009)
  • Microform ( 1801 - 2004)
    
    
• Legislative Research (Research guide from Indiana University (Bloomington) Law Library)

Legislature

• Indiana General Assembly Home Page
• Current Bills (From the Legislative Services Agency)
• Bills Archive (1997- ) (From the General Assembly)

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Indiana Administrative Code (no current print version available)
  • Westlaw: IN-ADC (Current)
  • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Indiana > Find Statutes, Regulations, Administrative Materials & Court Rules > IN - Indiana Administrative Code (Current)
  • Indiana Administrative Code (From the General Assembly)
    
    
• Indiana Register
  • From the General Assembly
• Current Register
• Archives (Oct. 2000 - )

Agencies

• Governor's Home Page
• State Agencies
• Attorney General Home Page
  • AG Opinions-Current Year
  • AG Opinions-Archive (2001 - )

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print Versions:
  • North Eastern Reporter 1st Series (1885 - 1936), KF135 .N6
  • North Eastern Reporter 2d Series, (1936 - Current), KF135 .N612
    
    
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw:
    • IN-CS (state cases) (coverage varies by court)
    • IN-CS-ALL (state and federal cases) (coverage varies by court)
      
  • Lexis:
    • Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Indiana > Find Cases > IN State Cases, Combined (coverage varies by court)
    • Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Indiana > Find Cases > IN Federal & State Cases, Combined (coverage varies by court)
  • Free Web :
    • Supreme Court of Indiana
      • Most Recent Opinions (posted in the past week)
      • Archived Opinions (June 2005 - Current)
      • Archived Opinions (1999 - May 2005)
    • Court of Appeals of Indiana
      • Most Recent Opinions (posted in the past week)
      • Archived Opinions (2008 - Current)
      • Archived Opinions (June 2005 - December 2007)
      • Archived Opinions (1999 - June 2005)
    • Indiana Tax Court
      • Most Recent Opinions (posted in the past week)
      • Archived Opinions (June 2005 - Current)
      • Archived Opinions (1998 - June 2005)

Courts

• Indiana Courts Home Page
• Division of State Court Administration

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• County Information (Click on "Mylocal.IN.gov" on the right selection bar to get a list of counties to select from)
• Municipal Ordinances

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• Indiana Law Review (Print collection 1972 - 2010), K9 .N31
  Publishes an annual survey on recent developments in Indiana law .
  • Journal Home Page
  • Also available through Hein Online (1967 - Current)
    
    
• Indiana Lawyer (no print copy available)
  News coverage of Indiana's state legal issues, such as controversial trial court cases, precedent-setting appeals court cases on both state and national levels.
  • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Indiana > Search News > Legal News > The Indiana Lawyer (1994 - 2009)
  • Also available from Access World News (2003 - Current)
    
    
• Res Gestae (1982 - 2009), K18 .E6
  Official publication of the Indiana State Bar Association.
  • Microform (1980 - 2009)
  • Westlaw RESG (Selected covereage from 1985. Full coverage 1994 - Current)
    

GENERAL

• Indiana Practice (Current edition only), KFI3080 .I5
  • Westlaw: IN-PRAC
    
    
• West's Indiana Law Encyclopedia (updated through 2008, now cancelled), KFI3065 .W4
  • Westlaw: IN-ENC
    
    
• Free Web Sites:
  • Indiana State Bar Association Home Page
    • Indiana State Bar Association Legal Ethics Opinions (1961 - 2008)
  • Indiana State Library Home Page
  • Findlaw: Indiana
  • Guide to Law Online: Indiana, (From the Law Library of Congress)
  • Legal Information Institute: Indiana (From Cornell University Law School)
  • Tax Forms (From the Indiana Department of Revenue)

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