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North Carolina Resources

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

RESEARCH GUIDES

• North Carolina Legal Research Guide (2009) ,KFN7475 .M38
• Guide to North Carolina Legal and Law-Related Materials, (3rd ed. 2010), KFN7401 .C67

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Constitution

• Constitution of North Carolina (including historical versions, from the State Library of North Carolina)

Statutes/Code

• General Statutes of North Carolina Annotated (Official, 1999 - ) KFN7430 1943 .A2
  • Westlaw: NC-ST-ANN (Current)
  • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > North Carolina > Find Statutes, Regulations, Administrative Materials & Court Rules > NC - General Statutes of North Carolina Annotated
  • North Carolina Statutes (Free from the General Assembly)

Legislative History

• Session Laws and Resolutions Passed by the General Assembly
  • HeinOnline (1778 - )
  • Microfiche (1777 - 2006, now cancelled) [KFN7425 .A2 Micro]
    
    
• Thomas P. Davis, Legislative History in North Carolina, 30 Legal Reference Services Q. 85 (2011) (K12 .E357 Print, Electronic version)
• N.C. Legislative History (From the University of North Carolina Law Library)
• Legislative History Research in North Carolina (From the North Carolina Legislative Research Service)
• Legislative History Step by Step (From the North Carolina Legislative Library)

Legislature

• General Assembly Home Page
  Includes full text of bills, bill histories, and session laws. dates of coverage vary by type of document.
  
  • House of Representatives Home Page
  • Senate Home Page

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• State of North Carolina Administrative Code (1998 - 2008, now cancelled), KFN7435.5 .N67
  • Westlaw: NC-ADC (Current)
  • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > North Carolina > Find Statutes, Regulations, Administrative Materials & Court Rules > By Administrative Materials > NC - North Carolina Administrative Code (Current)
    
  • Administrative Code (From the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings)
    
    
• North Carolina Register (2001 - ) (no print version available)
  • Free Web (From the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings)

Agencies

• Office of the Governor Home Page
• State Agencies Directory
• Attorney General Home Page (North Carolina Department of Justice)
  • Attorney General Opinions (1977 - )

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print:
• South Eastern Reporter 1st Series (1887 - 1939), KF135 .S6
• South Eastern Reporter 2nd Series (1939 - 1988), KF135 .S612
• West's South Eastern Reporter 3d Series (1988 - ) KF 135.S612
  
  
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw:
    • NC-CS (state cases, dates of coverage vary by court)
    • NC-CS-ALL (state and federal cases, dates of coverage vary by court)
  • Lexis:
    • Legal > States Legal - U.S. > North Carolina > Find Cases > NC State Cases, Combined (state cases, dates of coverage vary by court)
    • Legal > States Legal - U.S. > North Carolina > Find Cases > NC Federal & State Cases, Combined (state and federal cases, dates of coverage vary by court)
  • Free Web :
    • Supreme Court Decisions (Unofficial, Feb. 1997-)
    • Court of Appeals Decisions (Unofficial, Jan. 1996-)

Courts

• North Carolina Court System Home Page
• Court Rules (From the Administrative Office of the Courts)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Local Government Links (From the University of North Carolina School of Government)
• County Information (from the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners)
• Municipal Codes or Ordinances (From Municode.com, a private publisher)

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• North Carolina Law Review (1922 - ) K14 .O6
  • HeinOnline
  • Journal Home Page
  • Also publishes Annual Review of North Carolina and Fourth Circuit Law
    
    
• North Carolina Lawyer (2005 - Current, published by the North Carolina Bar Association)
  
  
• Wake Forest Law Review (1970 - ) K27 .A36
  • HeinOnline (1965 - 2010)
  • Journal Home Page

GENERAL

• Strong's North Carolina Index 4th (1989 - ), KFN7445.6 .S82 1989
  General encyclopoedia covering all areas of North Carolina Law.
  • Westlaw: NCINDEX
    
    
• Free Web :
  • State Library of North Carolina
    
  • North Carolina State Bar Home Page
    State agency regulating the practice of law.
  • North Carolina Bar Association Home Page
    Volunteer professional association.
  • Ethics Opinions (Full coverage 1986 - current, selected coverage 1973 -1985)
    From the North Carolina State Bar.
  • Rules of Professional Conduct (Current)
    From the North Carolina State Bar.
    
  • Legal Information Institute: North Carolina
  • North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
  • Tax Forms (From the North Carolina Department of Revenue)

Updated 6/2011 (SAS)

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