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Missouri 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

• Missouri Legal Research (Wanda M. Temm & Julie M. Cheslik) KFM 7875 .T46 2007
• Missouri Practice Materials (bibliography of Missouri practice materials prepared by the reference librarians at Washington University Law Library)

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Constitution

• Missouri Constitution (from the Missouri General Assembly)

Statutes/Code

• Print: Missouri Revised Statutes (official), KFM7830 2000 .A24 2000, & Vernon's Annotated Missouri Statutes (unofficial), KFM7830 1951 .A4
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: MO-ST-ANN
  • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Missouri > Statutes & Regulations > MO - Rev Statutes of Missouri, Constitution, Court Rules & ALS, Combined
  • Missouri Revised Statutes (from the Missouri General Assembly)

Legislative History

• Print:
  • Missouri Session Laws (microfiche), KFM7825 .A2 Micro (1813-1818, 1820-1919, 1921-2006, now cancelled)
• Electronic:
  • Missouri Session Laws
    • HeinOnline (1995 to present)
    • LLMC Digital (1891-1995)
  • Missouri Bill Tracking (1995 to present) (from the Missouri General Assembly)
    Bill tracking reports provide links to bill texts, bill summaries, and fiscal notes.
  • Missouri House & Senate Journals (from the Missouri General Assembly)
    • House (1998 to present)
    • Senate (1996 to present)
  • Westlaw: MO-LH (Bill histories (2000 to present), Journals (1999 to present))
  • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Missouri > Find Statutes, Regulations, Administrative Materials & Court Rules > Missouri Legislative Bill History (1999 to present)

Legislature

• Missouri General Assembly
  • Missouri House of Representatives
  • Missouri Senate

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Missouri Code of State Regulations
• Print: Missouri Code of State Regulations Annotated KFM7835 1976 .A23 (now cancelled)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: MO-ADC
  • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Missouri > Statutes & Regulations > MO - Missouri Code of State Regulations
  • Internet: Code of State Regulations (from the State of Missouri)
• Missouri Register
  • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Find Statutes, Regulations, Administrative Materials & Court Rules > MO - Missouri Register (1997 to present)
  • Internet: Missouri Register (1999 to present) (from the State of Missouri)

Agencies

• Governor's Office
• Executive Departments
• Attorney General's Office
• Attorney General Opinions
  • AG's Office: Opinions (1968 to present)
  • Westlaw: MO-AG (1977 to present)

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print: South Western Reporter, KF135 .S7 (1st series), KF135 .S712 (2nd series), & KF135 .S713 (3rd series)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: MO-CS (state cases) & MO-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • Lexis:
    • State cases: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Missouri > Cases > MO State Cases, Combined
    • State and federal cases: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Missouri > Cases > MO Federal & State Cases, Combined
  • Supreme Court and Court of Appeals (1997 to present) (from the Missouri Courts)

Courts

• Missouri Judiciary
• Missouri Supreme Court
• Court Rules (from Missouri Courts)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• County Web Sites (from the Missouri Association of Counties)
• Municipality Web Sites (from the Missouri State Government)
• County and Municipal Ordinances (selected ordinances, from Municode.com)

JOURNALS

• Print: Missouri Law Review (1936 to present), K13 .I88
• Electronic:
  • HeinOnline (1936 to present)
  • Lexis: Legal> States Legal - U.S. > Missouri > Search Law Reviews & Journals > Missouri Law Review (1993 to present)
  • Westlaw: MOLR (1993 to present, selected coverage (1983-1992))
  • Internet: Missouri Law Review (2002 to present) (from the MU School of Law)

• Print: Journal of the Missouri Bar (1947-2007, now cancelled), K10 .O769
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: JMOB (selected coverage, 1991 to present)
  • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Missouri > Law Reviews & Journals > Journal of the Missouri Bar (1995 to present)
  • Internet: Journal of the Missouri Bar (1997 to present) (from The Missouri Bar)

GENERAL

• Missouri Practice
  • Print:
    • KFM7880 .M5
  • Electronic:
    • Westlaw: MO-PRAC
• Missouri Practice Materials (A bibliography of Missouri practice materials prepared by the reference librarians at Washington University Law Library)
• Missouri State Library
• Missouri Bar
• Ethics
  • Rules of Professional Conduct (from Missouri Courts)
  • Ethics Opinions (from The Missouri Bar)
    • Formal Opinions (Missouri Deskbook to present)
    • Informal Advisory Opinions (1993 to present)
• Tax Forms (from the Missouri Department of Revenue)
• Internet Law Library: Missouri
• FindLaw: Missouri
• Legal Information Institute: Missouri
• Library of Congress Guide to Law Online: Missouri

Updated 08/09 (MS)

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