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North Dakota Resources

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

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Constitution

• Lexis: ND - North Dakota Constitution
• Internet: Constitution of North Dakota (North Dakota Legislative Branch)

Statutes/Code

• Print: North Dakota Century Code (official) KFN8630 1959 .A23
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: ND-ST-ANN
  • Lexis: North Dakota Century Code, Constitution, Court Rules & ALS, Combined
• Internet:
  • North Dakota Century Code

Legislative History

• Session Laws:
  • LLMC Digital (1889 - 1987)
  • HeinOnline (1941 - )
• North Dakota Legislative Branch (1995 - previous full legislative assembly; includes full text of bills and session laws)
• Rhonda R. Schwartz, Resorting to Extrinsic Aids: North Dakota Legislative History Research, 30 Legal Reference Services Q. 95 (2011) (K12 .E357 Print, Electronic version)

Legislature

• North Dakota Legislative Branch

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Print: North Dakota Administrative Code KFN8635 1978 .A24 1978 (Subscription cancelled. Last updated in 2008)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: ND-ADC
  • Lexis: ND - North Dakota Administrative Code
• Internet: North Dakota Administrative Code

Agencies

• Governor's Office
  • Executive Orders (current governor)
• Agencies
• Attorney General Opinions:
  • LLMC Digital (1928 - 1976)
  • Lexis: ND Attorney General Opinions
  • Internet (1942 - Current)

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print:
  • Northwestern reporter (1st series, 1879 - 1942) KF135 .N7
  • North western reporter. Second series (1942 - 1988) KF135 .N712
  • West's North western reporter. Second series (1988 - ) KF135 .N712
  • West's Dakota Digest KFN8657 .D3 (Subscription cancelled. Last updated in 2003)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: ND-CS (state cases) & ND-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • Lexis: ND State Cases, Combined (state cases) & ND Federal & State Cases, Combined (state and federal cases)
• Internet: Supreme Court Opinions (1971 - Current)

Courts

• North Dakota Courts
• Supreme Court
• Court Rules
• Primer on Tribal Civil Court Practice

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• City Government
• Tribal Government
• Municode: North Dakota

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• North Dakota Law Review
  • Print: K14 .O7 (1951 - 2010. Subscription cancelled)
  • Electronic versions (1924 - )
• The Gavel (State Bar Association of North Dakota)
  • HeinOnline (1970 - )

ETHICS

• State Bar Association of North Dakota
• Ethics Committee Opinions Index
• North Dakota Rules of Professional Conduct

GENERAL

• Internet:
  • North Dakota State Library
  • University of North Dakota Law Library
  • FindLaw: North Dakota
  • Internet Law Library: North Dakota
  • Law Library of Congress: North Dakota
  • Legal Information Institute: North Dakota
  • Tax Forms

Revised 08/07 (AT)
Updated 08/09 (RR)
Updated 08/10 (ET)
Updated 06/11 (ET)

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