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Maryland Resources

This state guide lists the major sources of law in Maryland. 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

• Maryland Research In Depth
  Georgetown Law Library's detailed guide.
  
  
• Legal Research in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia (2d ed. 2000), KF240 .C43 2000.
  Library DOES NOT SUPPLEMENT.
  
  
• Researching a Maryland Law Problem (from the Thurgood Marshall Law Library, University of Maryland School of Law. Part of a larger, general research guide, the Thurgood Marshall Law Library Guide to Legal Research.)
  
  
• Ghost Hunting: Searching for Maryland Legislative History (from the Maryland State Law Library.)

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Statutes/Code

• Print:
  • Michie's Annotated Code of the Public General Laws of Maryland (Official version) (Current), (KFM1230 1957.A4)
    
    
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: MD-ST-ANN
    
    
  • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Maryland > Statutes & Regulations > MD - Maryland Code Annotated, Constitution, Court Rules & ALS, Combined
    
    
  • Free Web :
    • Maryland Code (unannotated; provided by Michie)
    • Maryland Code (unannotated; provided by the General Assembly)

Legislative History

• Maryland Legislative History (Dates of coverage vary)
  "Maryland Legislative History has documents related to laws passed by the state legislature including bill histories, Conference Committee reports and amendments, House and Senate amendments and roll call votes, and governors' messages."
  • Westlaw: MD-LH

• Session Laws:
  • Laws of the State of Maryland (1986 - ), KFM1225 .A213
  • HeinOnline (1995 - )
    
    
• Bills:
  • Bill Information and Status (current session)
  • Bill Information and Status (prior sessions beginning with 1996)
    
    
• Ghost Hunting: Searching for Maryland Legislative History (from the Maryland State Law Library.)

Legislature

• Maryland General Assembly Home Page
  Includes bill text, bill tracking, legislative wrap-up, directories & general information.
  • Senate Home Page
  • House of Delegates Home Page

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR), (1977 - ) KFM1235 1977 .A25
  • Westlaw: MD-ADC (Current)
  • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Maryland > Statutes & Regulations > MD - Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) (Current)
  • Free Web :
    • Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) (From the Maryland Secretary of State)
      
      
• Maryland Register (1987 - ), (KFM1234.A2 M37)
  • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Maryland > Agency & Administrative Materials > MD-Maryland Register (2000 -)
• Maryland Register Online (Only the 6 most recent issues are available),(From the Maryland Division of State Documents)
  
  
• Maryland Regulation Tracking Full Text (Updated daily)
  Contains the full text of only proposed and recently adopted regulations;
  • Westlaw: MD-REGTXT

Agencies

• Governor's Home Page
• State Agencies, Boards and Commissions
• Attorney General's Home Page
  
  
• Opinions of the Attorney General--State of Maryland (1980 - ),(KFM1640 .A56)
  • Westlaw: MD-AG (1977-)
  • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Maryland > Agency & Administrative Materials > MD Attorney General Opinions (Jan. 1970-)
  • Opinions of the Attorney General (1993 - )(Includes Opinions, Advisories and Legislative News)
    

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Atlantic Reporter (A., A.2d)
  Contains cases from both the Court of Appeals and the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.
  • 1st Series: v. 1, 1885 - v. 200, 1938 [KF135.A7]
  • 2d Series: v. 1 1938 - present [KF135.A712]
    
    
• Maryland Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Court of Appeals of Maryland (Md.) (1851 - ) [KFM1245.A2]
  The Court Appeals is the highest court (court of last resort) in the State of Maryland. Official reporter.
  
  
• Maryland Appellate Reports, Cases Adjudged in the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland (Md. App.) (1967 - ) [KFM1248.A2]
  The Court of Special Appeals is the intermediate appellate court in Maryland. Official reporter.
  
  
• Maryland Advance Reports (Current), [KFM1245.A3]
  Contains cases from both the Court of Appeals and the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland. Published weekly (except last week of September and first week of October)

• Electronic:
  • Westlaw:
    • MD-CS (state cases) (dates of coverage vary by court)
    • MD-CS-ALL (state and federal cases) (dates of coverage vary by court)
      
      
  • Lexis:
    • State cases: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Maryland > Cases > MD State Cases, Combined (dates of coverage vary by court)
    • State and federal cases: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Maryland > Cases > MD Federal & State Cases, Combined (dates of coverage vary by court)
      
      
  • Free Web:
    • Court of Appeals Opinions and Court of Special Appeals Opinions (1995 - )

Courts

• Maryland Judiciary Home Page
  • Maryland Judiciary Case Search (docket information, coverage varies by court)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Maryland Counties (from the State of Maryland)
• Maryland Cities, Towns and Communities (from the State of Maryland)
• County and City Ordinances (selected)
  • Anne Arundel County (from American Legal Publishing Corporation)
  • Baltimore City Charter & Codes (from the City of Baltimore)
    • Baltimore Legislative Information Center (from the Baltimore City Council)
  • Baltimore County (from American Legal Publishing Corporation)
  • Frederick County (from the County Department of Permits and Inspections)
  • Montgomery County (from American Legal Publishing Corporation)
  • Other Counties (from Municipal Code Corporation)

STATE BAR JOURNALS & LEGAL NEWSPAPERS

• Maryland Bar Journal (1968 - ), K13 .A71
  
  
• The Daily Record (Current), NEWSPAPER
  
  • Westlaw: DAILYREC (Jan. 2003-)
  • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Maryland > Search News > General News > The Daily Record (Mar. 7, 1995 - )

ETHICS

• Opinions on Ethics and Professional Responsibility. (1978 - ) KFM1276.5.A2 M37 1978
  
  
• The Maryland Bar Journal (1968 - ), K13.A71
  Contains selected ethics opinions.
  • Microfiche: K13 .A71 Micro (1980 - )
    
    
• Westlaw: MDETH-CS (1714 - )
  "Cases relating to the regulation of the practice of law and of bar associations and their members from Maryland state courts."
  
  
• Lexis: Legal > Area of Law - By Topic > Ethics > Administrative Materials & Regulations > National Reporter Ethics Opinions > National Reporter on Legal Ethics & Prof. Responsibility - MD Opinions (1987 - )
  • Contains selected decisions.
    
    
• Free Web Sources:
  • Maryland State Bar Association Home Page
    • MSBA Ethics Committee
    • MSBA Ethics Opinions (available only to bar members)
      

GENERAL

• Maryland Law Encyclopedia (Current), KFM1265 .W4
  
  • Westlaw: MD-ENC
    
    
• Maryland Practice (Maryland Rules of Evidence) (Current edition only), KFM1730 .M3
  
  
• Free Web Sources:
  • State of Maryland Home Page
  • Maryland State Archives
  • Maryland State Law Library
  • Sailor (Maryland's Online Public Information Network)
  • Maryland State Bar Association
  • Baltimore County Bar Association
  • Prince George's County Bar Association
  • Montgomery County Bar Association
  • Tax Forms (from the Comptroller of Maryland)
  • MICPEL (Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers)
  • FindLaw: Maryland
  • Legal Information Institute: Maryland

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