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South Carolina Resources
This State Guide lists the major sources of law in South Carolina. Members of the Georgetown University community may seek additional assistance at the reference desk or online.
RESEARCH GUIDES
- Terrye Conroy, Stacy Etheredge & David Lehmann, State Document Bibliography: South Carolina (2009) KFS 1801 .C66
STATUTES & LEGISLATION
Constitution
Statutes/Code
- Print: Code of Laws of South Carolina 1976 Annotated, KFS1830 1976 .A2
- Electronic:
- Westlaw:
- SC-ST-ANN (online version of Baldwin's)
- Lexis:
- Westlaw:
- Internet:
Legislative History
- Session Laws: HeinOnline (1940 - Current)
- South Carolina Legislature Online (Includes House and Senate directory information, current and historic legislative information, the legislative manual, current events information, and links to South Carolina legal research materials)
Legislature
REGULATIONS & AGENCIES
Regulations
- Print: Code of Laws of South Carolina 1976 Annotated, KFS1830 1976 .A2 (regulations appear in volumes 23-27)
- Electronic:
- Internet:
- State Code of Regulations
- State Register (1997-2002; Issues from 2002 to the present are available only by subscription)
Agencies
- Governor's Office
- Executive Orders (2003 - Current)
- State Agencies and Boards
- Office of the Attorney General
- Administrative Law Judge Decisions
CASES & COURTS
Cases
- Print:
- The Southeastern Reporter (1st series,1887-1939 ), KF135 .S6
- West's South Eastern Reporter (2nd series, 1939 - Current), KF135 .S612
- South Carolina Reports, (1984 - Current) KFS1845 .A2
- Electronic:
- Westlaw:
- Lexis:
- Internet:
- Opinions of the Supreme Court of South Carolina (1997 - Current)
- Opinions of the Court of Appeals of South Carolina (1997 - Current)
Courts
- South Carolina Judicial Department
- Supreme Court of South Carolina
- Court Register (includes rules of professional conduct)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- Cities & Towns
- Counties
- Municipal Association of South Carolina
- South Carolina Association of Counties
- South Carolina Municipal Codes
STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS
- Print: South Carolina Law Review K23 .O73 (1962 - Current)
- Electronic:
- HeinOnline (1948 - Current; title varies: Vols. 1-14 (1948-1962) as South Carolina Law Quarterly)
- Lexis (1993 - Current)
- Westlaw: (selected coverage begins with 1983 & full coverage begins with 1993 - Current)
GENERAL
- Print:
- South Carolina Jurisprudence, KFS1865 .S68
- Electronic:
- Westlaw: SC-JUR
- Lexis: not available
- Internet:
- South Carolina State Library
- University of South Carolina. Coleman Karesh Law Library
- South Carolina Bar
- Ethics Opinions (1958 - Current)
- FindLaw: South Carolina
- Law Library of Congress: South Carolina
- Legal Information Institute: South Carolina
- Tax Forms
- South Carolina Lawyers' Weekly
- South Carolina Historical Documents
- South Carolina Department of Archives and History
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