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Indiana Resources

This state guide lists the major sources of law in Indiana. If you have any questions about finding or using any of the materials described in this guide, or if you need additional research assistance, a reference librarian will be able to assist you with identifying and locating the materials you need for your research project. Please come to the reference desk, call us at 202-662-9140, or send e-mail to libref@law.georgetown.edu.

RESEARCH GUIDES

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

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Constitution

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

Statutes/Code

• Print:
  • 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:
  • 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
  • Free Web : Indiana Code (From the Indiana General Assembly)

Legislative History

• Session Laws:
  • HeinOnline ( 1995 - Current)
  • Microform ( 1801 - 2004, now CANCELLED)
    
    
• Legislative Research (Research guide from Indiana University 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)
  • Free Web : Indiana Administrative Code (Download by article in Word Perfect or PDF format, from the General Assembly)
    
    
• Indiana Register
  • Free Web (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:
  • 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
      • Archived Opinions (June 2005 - Current)
      • Archived Opinions (1999 - May 2005)
    • Court of Appeals of Indiana
      • Most Recent Opinions
      • Archived Opinions (June 2005 - Current)
      • Archived Opinions (1999 - June 2005)
    • Indiana Tax Court
      • Most Recent Opinions
      • Archived Opinions (June 2005 - Current)
      • Archived Opinions (1998 - June 2005)

Courts

• Indiana Courts Home Page
• Division of State Court Administration

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• County Information
• Municipal Ordinances

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• Indiana Law Review (1972 - Current), K9 .N31
  Publishes an annual survey on recent developments in Indiana law .
  • Journal Home Page
  • Also available through Hein Online
    
    
• 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 - Current)
  • Also available from Access World News (2003 - Current)
    
    
• Res Gestae (1982 - Current), K18 .E6
  Official publication of the Indiana State Bar Association.
  • Microform (1980 - Current)
  • Westlaw RESG
    

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)

Updated 8/08 (MK)

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