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Montana Resources

This State Guide lists the major sources of law in Montana. Members of the Georgetown University community may seek additional assistance at the reference desk or online.

RESEARCH GUIDES

• Guide to Montana Legal Research (from the Montana State Library)
  • Print: KFM9075 .J67 2002 (7th ed.)
  • Internet: Guide to Montana Legal Research (8th ed.)
• Fritz Snyder, The West Digesting System in Montana, 60 Montana L. Rev. 541 (1999).

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Constitution

• Current Constitution (from the Montana Legislature)

Statutes/Code

• Print: Montana Code Annotated (official) KFM9030 1979 .A24
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: MT-ST-ANN
  • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Montana > Find Statutes, Regulations, Administrative Materials & Court Rules > MT - Montana Code Annotated, Constitution, Court Rules & ALS, Combined
  • Internet:
    • Current Montana Code Annotated (from the Montana Legislature)
    • Past Montana Code Annotated (1995 - ) (from the Montana Legislature)

Legislative History

• Session Laws: HeinOnline (1995 - )
• Bills and Resolutions (1999 - ) (from the Montana Legislature)

Legislature

• Montana State Legislature
• Montana House of Representatives
• Montana Senate

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Administrative Rules of Montana
  • Print: KFM9035 1980 .A26
  • Electronic:
    • Westlaw: MT-ADC
    • Lexis: CODES;MTADMN
    • Internet: Administrative Rules of Montana (from Montana Secretary of State)
• Montana Administrative Register
  • Internet: Montana Administrative Register (2000 - ) (from the Montana Secretary of State)

Agencies

• Governor's Office
• State Agencies (from the State of Montana)
• Attorney General Opinions (1996- ) (from the Montana Department of Justice)

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print:
  • Pacific Reporter (1st Series, KF135 .P2, 2d Series, KF135 .P212, and 3d series, KF135 .P213)
  • Montana Reports KFM9045 .A2
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: MT-CS (state cases) & MT-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • Lexis:
    • Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Montana > Find Cases > MT State Courts, Combined (state cases)
    • Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Montana > Find Cases > MT Federal and State Cases, Combined (state and federal cases)
  • Internet:
    • Supreme Court Opinions (1972 - ) (from the State Law Library of Montana)

Courts

• Montana Courts
• Montana Supreme Court
• Court Rules
  • Lexis: Legal > States - U.S. > Montana > Find Statutes, Regulations, Administrative Materials & Court Rules > MT - Montana State & Federal Court Rules
  • Westlaw: MT-RULES

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Montana Association of Counties
• Cities and Towns (from the Montana League of Cities and Towns)
• Municipal Codes (select ordinances, from Municode.com)

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• Montana Law Review
  • Print: K13 .O5 (1940 - )
  • Electronic:
    • HeinOnline (1940 - )
    • Lexis: Legal > States - U.S. > Montana > Search Law Reviews & Journals > Montana Law Review
    • Westlaw: MTLR
• Montana Lawyer
  • Print: K13 .O52 Micro (microfiche) (1979 - )
  • Electronic:
    • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Montana > Search Law Reviews & Journals > The Montana Lawyer
    • Westlaw: MTLAW (select coverage, 1992 - )
    • Internet: Montana Lawyer (2006 - ) (from the State Bar of Montana)

GENERAL

• Print: There is no general legal encyclopedia for Montana.
• Internet:
  • Montana State Library
  • State Law Library of Montana
  • State Bar of Montana
    • Ethics Opinions (1985 - )
    • Attorney Rules and Regulations
  • Legal Information Institute: Montana
  • Internet Law Library: Montana
  • FindLaw: Montana
  • Library of Congress Guide to Law Online: Montana
  • Tax Forms (from the Montana Department of Revenue)

Updated 8/09 (MS)

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