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Ohio 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

• Ohio Legal Research
  A guide to legal publications and research in published by the reference librarians at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library.
• Ohio Legal Research by Katherine L. Hall & Sara Sampson (2009). KFO75 H357
• Ohio Legal Research Guide by Melanie K. Putnam & Susan M. Schaefgen (1997) KFO75. P88
  

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Constitution

• State Constitution (1851 Constitution with Amendments to 2008)
• Constitution of the State of Ohio, 1802

Statutes/Code

• Print: Page's Ohio Revised Code Annotated KFO30 1953 .A4
• Print: Baldwin's Ohio Revised Code Annotated KFO30 1994 .A2
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: OH-ST-ANN (online version of Baldwin's)
  • Lexis: OHIO;OHCODE (online version of Page's)
  • Ohio Revised Code

Legislative History

• Session Laws: HeinOnline, 1803-
• A Guide to Legislative History in Ohio (Legislative Service Commission)

Legislature

• Ohio Revised Code
• Ohio Session Laws (1997- )
• General Assembly (Includes bill text and bill histories, 1997- )
• Ohio Senate
• Ohio House

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Print: Ohio Administrative Code KFO35 1994 (subscription cancelled- last updated in 2008)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: OH-ADC
  • Lexis: OHIO;OHADMN
  • Internet: Ohio Administrative Code
  • Register of Ohio

Agencies

• Governor
• Agencies
• Attorney General Opinions (1994 - )

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print: West's North Eastern Reporter 2d KF135 .N612
• Print: Ohio State Reports 3d KFO45 .A23 (see also 1st & 2nd series)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: OH-CS (state cases) & OH-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • Lexis: OHIO;OHCTS (state cases) & MEGA;OHMEGA (state and federal cases)
  • Internet:
    • Ohio Cases

Courts

• Supreme Court
• District Courts of Appeals (Includes some opinions, coverage varies by District)
• Ohio Rules of Court

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Ohio Counties
• Ohio Municipal/County Courts & Codes

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• Ohio's nine law schools have too many journals to list here.
• Georgetown subscribed to the electronic versions of several Ohio Law reviews. Search for those titles through our Hein Online subscription or in GULLiver for a print version.

LEGAL ETHICS RESOURCES

• Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline (links to ethics rules for lawyers and judges)

GENERAL

• Print: Ohio Jurisprudence 3d KFO80 .O33
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: OH-PRAC (online version of Baldwin's Ohio Practice Series ) & OHJUR (online version of Ohio Jurisprudence 3d )
  • Lexis: OHIO;OHJUR (online version of Ohio Jurisprudence 3d )
• Internet:
  • State Library
  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • FindLaw: Ohio
  • Law Library of Congress: Ohio
  • Legal Information Institute: Ohio
  • Tax Forms

Last Updated 5/09 (SAS)

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