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Utah 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

• Utah Law and Links (University of Utah College of Law Library)
• Utah Legal Research (Utah State Law Library)
• Jessica C. Van Buren et al., Utah Legal Research (2011) (KFU75 .V36)

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Constitution

• Lexis: UT - Utah Constitution
• Internet:
  • Utah Constitution (Utah State Legislature)
  • Utah Constitutional Convention (browse by day or search by keyword) (Utah State Legislature)

Statutes/Code

• Print: Utah Code Annotated KFU30 1953 .A4
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: UT-ST-ANN
  • Lexis: UTCODE
• Internet: Utah Code (Utah State Legislature)

Legislative History

• Session Laws:
  • KFU25 .A24 Micro (1851-2005. Subscription cancelled)
  • LLMC Digital (1894 - 1985) (Search by state in database)
  • HeinOnline (1851 - )
• Bills (1997 - ) (Utah State Legislature)
• Legislative Intent and Legislative History (Utah State Archives)
• James G. McLaren, Finding Utah Legislative Intent, Utah B.J., Feb. 1995, at 11.

Legislature

• Utah State Legislature
  • Senate
  • House

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Utah Administrative Code
  • Print:
    • Utah Administrative Code: KFU34.5 .U85 (1987/88 - 1994)
      • Continued by Utah Administrative Code KFU35 1987 .A214 (Subscription cancelled. Last updated 1996. Publication ceased.)
    • Utah Administrative Code Annotated KFU34.5 U86 (Subscription cancelled. Last updated in 2005)
  • Electronic:
    • Westlaw: UT-ADC
    • Lexis: UTADMN
  • Internet: Utah Administrative Code (Utah Division of Administrative Rules)
• Utah State Bulletin
  • Lexis: UTRGST (October 1998 - )
  • Internet: Utah State Bulletin (1996 - ) (Utah Division of Administrative Rules)

Agencies

• Governor's Office
• Executive Orders:
  • Lexis: UTEXOR (1942 - )
  • Internet (1993 - )
• State Government Agencies
• Attorney General
• Attorney General Opinions:
  • LLMC Digital (1896 - 1964) (Search by state in database)
  • Lexis: UT Attorney General Opinions (1968 - )
  • Westlaw: UT-AG (1977 - )
  • Internet (1990 - ) (Utah Office of the Attorney General)

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print: Pacific Reporter. First Series KF135 .P2 (1884-1931), Pacific Reporter. Second Series KF135 .P212 (1931 - 1988), West's Pacific Reporter. Second Series KF135. P212 (1988 - 2000) , West's Pacific Reporter. Third Series KF135 .P213 (2000 - )
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: UT-CS (state cases) & UT-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • Lexis: UT State Cases, Combined (state cases) & UT Federal & State Cases, Combined (state and federal cases)
• Free Online:
  • Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Opinions (1997 - ) (Utah State Courts)
  • Google Scholar (published court of appeals and supreme court opinions, 1950 - )

Courts

• Utah State Court System
• Utah Supreme Court
• Utah State Court Rules (Utah State Courts)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Utah City and County Government (utah.gov)
• Municipal Codes
  • Municode: Utah (select)
  • LexisNexis: Utah Municipal Codes (select)
  • Utah County and City Codes Online (BYU Law Library)
    Links to freely available county and city codes online.

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• Brigham Young University Law Review
  • Print: K2 .R5 (1975 - 2010, subscription cancelled)
  • Electronic (1975 - )
  • Free Online: Brigham Young University Law Review (1975 - )
• Utah Law Review
  • Print: K25 .T34 (1949 - 2010, subscription cancelled)
  • Electronic (1949 - )
  • Free Online: Utah Law Review (2007 - )
• Utah Bar Journal
  • Print: K25 .T327 (1985-1986, 1989-Aug. 2002, subscription cancelled)
  • Microfiche: K25 .T327 Micro (1979 - )
  • Electronic (1988 - )
  • Free Online: Utah Bar Journal (August 2000 - )

ETHICS

• Utah State Bar
• Ethics Opinions
  • Free Online: Utah State Bar (1965 - )
  • Westlaw: UTETH-EO (1988 - )
  • LexisNexis: National Reporter on Legal Ethics & Professional Responsibility - UT Opinions (Select opinions, 1988 - )
• Rules of Practice and Regulation

GENERAL

• Legal Encyclopedia: There is no general legal encyclopedia for Utah.
• Practice Materials:
  • Kory D. Staheli, Utah Practice Materials: A Selective Annotated Bibliography, 87 Law Libr. J. 28 (1995).
  • Utah Civil Practice
    • LexisNexis: Utah Civil Practice
  • Utah Practice Series (Evidence and Family Law)
    • Westlaw: UTPRAC
• Other Resources:
  • Utah State Law Library
  • Utah State Library
  • Utah Legislative Research Library
  • Legal Information Institute: Utah
  • FindLaw: Utah
  • Law Library of Congress Guide to Law Online: Utah
  • Tax Forms (Utah State Tax Commission)
  • Utah Statistics: 2011 Utah Databook

Updated 09/11 (MS)

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