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Kansas Resources

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

RESEARCH GUIDES

• Kansas Legal Research and Reference Guide by Joseph A. Custer, KFK75 .C87 2008

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Statutes/Code

• Print:
  • Kansas Statutes Annotated (official), KFK30 1964 .A2
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: KS-ST-ANN
  • Lexis: KAN;KSCODE
  • Internet: Kansas Statutes

Legislative History

• Session Laws: HeinOnlne, 1941 -
• Kansas Legislative Research (Washburn School of Law Library)
• Kansas Legal Research and Reference Guide by Joseph A. Custer, 2008, KFK75 .C87 2008

Legislature

• Kansas Legislature (includes full text of bills, 1998-)
• Session Laws of Kansas
• Kansas Statutes

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Print:
  • Kansas Administrative Regulations, KFK35 1978 .A25
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: KS-ADC
  • Lexis: KAN;KSADMN
  • Internet: Administrative Regulations
    Kansas Register

Agencies

• Governor
• Agencies
• Attorney General
• Attorney General Opinions

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print:
  • Pacific Reporter (1st, 2nd & 3rd series), KF135 .P213
  • Kansas Reports, KFK45 .A2
  • Kansas Court of Appeals Reports, 2d, KFK48 .A22
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw:
    • KS-CS (state cases)
    • KS-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • Lexis:
    • KAN;KSCTS (state cases)
    • MEGA;KSMEGA (state and federal cases)
  • Internet:
    • Kansas Cases

Courts

• Kansas Judicial Branch
• Kansas Supreme Court/Kansas Court of Appeals Opinions
• Rules Adopted by the Kansas Supreme Court
• Oral Arguments of the Kansas Supreme Court
• District Courts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Counties
• Communities

BAR JOURNALS

• Journal of the Kansas Bar Association, K10 .O754 (print cancelled in 2002)
• Electronic: Journal of the Kansas Bar Association (1932 - present)

ETHICS

• State Bar (Opinions not available)
• Westlaw: Not available
• Lexis:
  • KSETOP (1991 to present)

GENERAL

• Print:
  • Kansas Law & Practice, KFK94 .E45 1999-
  • John E. Christensen, The Internet Researcher: State Appellate Court Opinions, 73(3) Journal of the Kansas Bar Association 22-25 (March 2004).
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: Kansas Law & Practice: KS-LP
  • Lexis: not available
• Internet:
  • Kansas State Library: Blue Skyways
  • WashLaw Web: University of Washburn School of Law
  • University of Kansas Law School: Kansas Resources
  • Internet Law Library: Kansas
  • CLE Commission
  • Tax Forms
  • Law Library of Congress: Kansas
  • FindLaw: Kansas

Updated 06/11 (MK)

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