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Kentucky 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

• Kentucky Legal Research (Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville)
• Kentucky Legal Research Manual by Kurt X. Metzmeier

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Constitution

• Present state Constitution
• Previous versions of state Constitutions (1792, 1799 & 1850 versions)

Statutes/Code

• Print: Baldwin's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated (official) KFK1230 1942 .A234 & Michie's Kentucky Revised Statutes Annotated (unofficial) KFK1230 1970 .A2
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: KY-ST-ANN (online version of Baldwin's) &: KYM-ST-ANN (online version of Michie's)
  • Lexis: (online version of Michie's)
  • Internet:
    Kentucky Revised Statutes (Unofficial WWW Version)
    Statute Revision Information (Tables and finding aids for acts and code)

Legislative History

• Session Laws: HeinOnline, 1995-
• Guide to Kentucky Legislative History (Brandeis School of Law)
• Kentucky Legislature: Tracing Legislative History

Legislature

• Kentucky Legislature (Includes full text of bills)

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Print: Kentucky Administrative Regulations Service , KFK1235 1975 .A215 (Georgetown Law Library subscription ceased in 2007)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: KY-ADC
  • Lexis
  • Internet: Kentucky Administrative Regulations & Administrative Register of Kentucky

Agencies

• Governor's Office
• Opinions of the Attorney General (1992- )
• Kentucky State Agencies (List of Executive Agencies)

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print: South Western Reporter (1st, 2d and 3d series) KF135 .S713
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: KY-CS (state cases) & KY-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • Lexis: KY;KYCTS (state cases) & MEGA;KYMEGA (state and federal cases)
  • Internet:
    • Kentucky Supreme Court (1999- ) and Court of Appeals Opinions (1996- )

Courts

• Kentucky Courts-Main Page

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Cities, Towns and Counties
• Kentucky State Data Center

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• Kentucky Law Journal
  • Journal Home Page
  • Print version in GULLiver
  • Electronic Version (Available from HeinOnline )
• Brandeis Law Journal (University of Louisville)
  • Journal Home Page
  • Print version in GULLiver
  • Electronic Version (Available from HeinOnline)

GENERAL

• Print: Kentucky Jurisprudence, KFK1265 .H39 1985 & Kentucky Practice, KFK1280 .K4
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: KYPRAC (online version of Kentucky Practice)
  • Lexis: Not available
• Internet:
  • Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
  • Kentucky Bar Association
  • Ethics Opinions
  • Internet Law Library: Kentucky
  • Findlaw: Kentucky
  • Kentucky Board of Bar Examiners
  • Tax Forms

Updated 8/2008 (MK)

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