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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
(State Law Library of Montana)
- Print: KFM9075 .J67 2002 (7th ed.)
- Internet: Guide to Montana Legal Research (8th ed.)
- Margaret Ann Chansler, State Documents Bibliography: Montana (2004) KFM 9001 .J67 2004
Statutes & Legislation
Constitution
- Constitution of the State of Montana (current)
- Constitutional and Statehood Resources (State Law Library of Montana)
Previous constitutions and related documents.
Statutes/Code
- Print: Montana Code Annotated (official) KFM9030 1979 .A24
- Electronic:
- Westlaw: MT-ST-ANN
- LexisNexis: 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 (1941 - )
- LLMC Digital (1901-1987)
- Bills
- Montana Legislature (1999 - )
- Westlaw:
- MT-BILLS-OLD (1996 - previous session)
- MT-BILLTXT (current session)
- LexisNexis:
- Montana Legislative Bill History (2006 to present, with limited coverage from 2002-2005 and 2008)
- MT Bill Tracking & Full Text Bills (current session)
- Montana Legislative History Research Guide (State Law Library of Montana)
Legislature
Regulations & Agencies
Regulations
- Administrative Rules of Montana
- Print: KFM9035 1980 .A26 (subscription cancelled in 2008)
- Electronic:
- Westlaw:
- MT-ADC (current)
- Montana Administrative & Executive Materials (2002-2008)
- Lexis: CODES;MTADMN
- Internet: Administrative Rules of Montana (from Montana Secretary of State)
- Westlaw:
- Montana Administrative Register
Agencies
- Governor's Office
- State Agencies (from the State of Montana)
- Attorney General Opinions
- Attorney General Opinions (1993- ) (Montana Department of Justice)
- Westlaw: MT-AG (1977 - )
- LexisNexis: MT Attorney General Opinions (1977 - )
- LLMC Digital (1892-1976)
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:
- LexisNexis:
- Internet:
- Supreme Court Opinions (1972 - ) (from the State Law Library of Montana)
Courts
- Montana Courts
- Montana Supreme Court
- Court Rules
- LexisNexis: MT - Montana State & Federal Court Rules
- Westlaw: MT-RULES
- Internet: Montana Court Rules (from the State Law Library of Montana)
- Court and Judicial Statistics
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 (1940-2010) (subscription cancelled)
- Electronic:
- HeinOnline (1940 - )
- LexisNexis: Montana Law Review
- Westlaw: MTLR
- Montana Lawyer
- Print: K13 .O52 Micro (microfiche) (1979 - )
- Electronic:
- LexisNexis: The Montana Lawyer (1996 - )
- Westlaw: MTLAW (select coverage, 1992 - )
- Internet: Montana Lawyer (2006 - ) (from the State Bar of Montana)
General
- Legal Encyclopedia: There is no general legal encyclopedia for Montana.
- Mt.gov (official state website)
- Montana State Library
- State Law Library of Montana
- State Bar of Montana
- Legal Information Institute: Montana
- FindLaw: Montana
- Library of Congress Guide to Law Online: Montana
- Tax Forms (from the Montana Department of Revenue)
- Montana Law Blogs
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