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Iowa 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
- Iowa Legal Research Guide (John D. Edwards, et.al.) KFI4275 .I5875 2011
- Basic Sources for Iowa Legal Research (from the Drake Law Library)
Statutes & Legislation
Constitution
- Iowa Constitution (from the Iowa Legislature)
- Debates of the Constitutional Convention of the State of Iowa (1857) (State Library of Iowa)
- Jack Stark, The Iowa State Constitution: A Reference Guide (1998) KFI 4601 .A6 S73
- Benjamin Franklin Shambaugh, History of the Constitutions of Iowa (1902) (K150 .N46 Electronic)
Discusses three versions of the constitution and the conventions.
Statutes/Code
- Print:
- Code of Iowa (official) KFI4230 2007 .A2
- Iowa Code Annotated (unofficial) KFI4230 1949 .A4
- Electronic:
- Westlaw: IA-ST-ANN
- LexisNexis: IA - Iowa Code, Constitution, Court Rules & ALS, Combined
- Internet (Iowa Legislature):
- Code of Iowa (current)
- Code of Iowa (previous, 1995 - )
Legislative History
- Session Laws
- Electronic:
- HeinOnline (1838 - )
- LLMC Digital (1892-1986)
- Iowa Acts (1993 - ) (Iowa Legislature)
- KFI4225 .A213 Micro (1838-2005, subscription cancelled in 2006)
- Electronic:
- Westlaw:
- LexisNexis:
- IA Bill Tracking and Full-Text Bills (current session)
- Iowa Legislative Bill History (2006 to present with limited coverage from 2005-2005, 2008)
Includes bill analyses, governor's messages, committee reports, fiscal messages, summary amendments, and more.
- Track Current Legislation (Iowa Legislature)
- Legislation Archives (1995 - ) (Iowa Legislature) (click on "Legislation Archives" in the left-hand column)
- Iowa Legislative Information (Drake Law Library)
Legislature
Regulations & Agencies
Regulations
- Iowa Administrative Code
- Print: KFI4235 1975 .A22 (subscription cancelled in 2008)
- Electronic:
- Westlaw:
- IA-ADC (current)
- Iowa Administrative & Executive Materials (2002-2010)
- LexisNexis: IA - Iowa Administrative Code
- Internet: Iowa Administrative
Code (Iowa Legislature)
- Westlaw:
- Iowa Administrative Bulletin
- LexisNexis: IA - Iowa Administrative Bulletin (June 19, 1996 - )
- Internet: Iowa Administrative Bulletin (1997 - ) (from the Iowa Legislature)
Agencies
- Governor's Office
- State Agencies
- Attorney General Opinions
- Attorney General's Opinions (1977 - ) (Office of the Attorney General)
- Westlaw: IA-AG (1977 - )
- LexisNexis: IA Attorney General Opinions (1977 - )
Cases & Courts
Cases
- Print
- North Western Reporter (1st Series, KF135 .N7, 2d Series, KF135 .N712)
- Iowa
Reports
- Print: KFI4245 .A2 (1855-1968)
- Electronic: LLMC Digital (1855-1923)
- Electronic:
- Westlaw:
- LexisNexis:
- Internet:
- Iowa Supreme Court Opinions (1998 - ) (Iowa Judicial Branch)
- Iowa Court of Appeals Opinions (1998 - ) (Iowa Judicial Branch)
Courts
- Iowa Judicial Branch Home Page
- Iowa Supreme Court
- Iowa Court Dockets
- Court Rules and Forms (Iowa Judicial Branch)
- Court and Judicial Statistics
- Iowa Judicial Branch Reports
Includes State of the Judiciary (2007 - ) and other documents.
- Iowa Judicial Branch Reports
Local Government
- Cities in Iowa (Iowa League of Cities)
- Iowa Counties (Iowa State Association of Counties)
- Municipal Codes
- Drake Law Library: Municipal Codes
- Municode: Municipal Ordinances
State Law Reviews & Bar Journals
- Drake Law Review
- Print:
- K4 .R2 (1951-2010, subscription cancelled in 2010)
- Electronic:
- HeinOnline (1951 - )
- Westlaw: DRAKELR (Full coverage, 1993 to present, selected coverage, 1982-1992)
- LexisNexis: Drake Law Review (1995 - )
- Drake Law Review (select articles only)
- Print:
- Iowa Law Review
- Print
- K9 .O9 (1925 - 1948, 1950 - )
- Electronic
- HeinOnline (1915 - )
- Westlaw: IALR (Full coverage, 1985 to present, selected coverage, 1982-1984)
- LexisNexis: Iowa Law Review (October 1982 - )
- Iowa Law Review (November 2008 - )
- Print
- Iowa Lawyer
- Print/Microfiche:
- K9 .O91 Micro (microfiche) (1990 - )
Formerly Iowa State Bar Association Quarterly (K9 .O95 (1929-1932)), Iowa Bar Review (K9 .O88 (1934-1940)), The News Bulletin of the Iowa State Bar Association (K14 .E9991 (1940-1990))
- K9 .O91 Micro (microfiche) (1990 - )
- Electronic:
- Iowa Lawyer (Iowa State Bar Association)
- Print/Microfiche:
General
- Legal Encyclopedia: There is no general legal encyclopedia for Iowa.
- Iowa.gov (official state website)
- Iowa State Bar Association
- Ethics Opinions
- Iowa State Bar Association: Ethics Opinions (Op. No. 66-04,1966 - )
- LexisNexis: National Reporter on Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility - IA Opinions (select opinions, 1991 - )
- Rules of Professional Conduct (from the Iowa Judicial Branch)
- State Library of Iowa
- Findlaw: Iowa
- Legal Information Institute: Iowa Legal Materials
- Library of Congress Guide to Law Online: Iowa
- Tax Forms (Iowa Department of Revenue)
- Iowa Law Blogs
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