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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 (from the S.J. Quinney College of Law Library)
• How to Research Utah Legislative History (from the S.J. Quinney College of Law Library)
• State Legislative Research: Tips Using Utah as a Model (from the S.J. Quinney College of Law Library)

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Constitution

• Utah Constitution (from the Utah State Legislature)
• Utah Constitutional Convention (from the Utah State Legislature)

Statutes/Code

• Print: Utah Code Annotated KFU30 1953 .A4
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: UT-ST-ANN
  • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Utah > Find Statutes, Regulations, Administrative Materials &Court Rules > UT- Utah Code Annotated, Constitution, Court Rules & ALS, Combined
  • Internet: Utah Code (from the Utah State Legislature)

Legislative History

• Session Laws:
  • Print: KFU25 .A24 Micro (1851-2005, now cancelled)
  • Electronic: HeinOnline (1995 - )
• Bills (1997-present) (from the Utah State Legislature)
• Legislative Intent and Legislative History (from the Utah State Archives)
• How to Research Utah Legislative History (from the S.J. Quinney College of Law Library)
• 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:
    • KFU34.5 U86 (now cancelled)
  • Electronic:
    • Westlaw: UT-ADC
    • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Utah > Find Statutes, Regulations, Administrative Materials &Court Rules > UT - Utah Administrative Code
    • Internet: Utah Administrative Code (from the Utah Division of Administrative Rules)
• Utah State Bulletin
  • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Utah > Find Statutes, Regulations, Administrative Materials &Court Rules > UT - Utah State Bulletin (October 1998 - )
  • Internet: Utah State Bulletin (1996 - ) (from the Utah Division of Administrative Rules)

Agencies

• Governor's Office
• State Government Agencies
• Attorney General
  • Attorney General Opinions (1990 - )

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print: Pacific Reporter (1st Series, KF135 .P2 (1884-1931), 2nd Series, KF135 .P212 (1932-1999), 3rd Series, KF135 .P213 (2000-present))
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: UT-CS (state cases) & UT-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • Lexis:
    • Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Utah > Find Cases > UT State Cases, Combined (state cases)
    • Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Utah > Find Cases > UT State & Federal Cases, Combined (state and federal cases)
  • Internet: Supreme Court and Court of Appeals (1997-present) (from the Utah State Courts)

Courts

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

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• County and City Information
• Utah Municipal Ordinances (select ordinances only, from Municode.com)

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• Brigham Young University Law Review
  • Print: K2 .R5 (1975 - )
  • Electronic:
    • HeinOnline (1975 - )
    • Westlaw: BYULR (Full coverage, 1991 to present, selected coverage, 1983-1990)
    • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Utah > Search Law Reviews & Journals > Brigham Young University Law Review (1993 - )
    • Internet: BYU Law Review (1975 - )
• Utah Law Review
  • Print: K25 .T34 (1949 - )
  • Electronic:
    • HeinOnline (1949 - )
    • Westlaw: UTLR (Full coverage, 1991 - , selected coverage, 1982-1990)
    • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Utah > Search Law Reviews & Journals > Utah Law Review (1993 - )
    • Internet: Utah Law Review (2007 -
• Utah Bar Journal
  • Print:
    • K25 .T327 (1985-1986, 1989-Aug. 2002, now cancelled)
    • K25 .T327 Micro (microfiche) (1979 - )
  • Electronic:
    • Westlaw: UTBJ (1990 - , selected coverage)
    • Lexis: Legal > States Legal - U.S. > Utah > Search Law Reviews & Journals > Utah Bar Journal (Winter 1995 -)
    • Internet: Utah Bar Journal (August 2000 - )

GENERAL

• Print: Kory D. Staheli, Utah Practice Materials: A Selective Annotated Bibliography, 87 Law Libr. J. 28 (1995).
• Internet:
  • Utah State Bar
    • Ethics Opinions (1965 - )
    • Rules of Practice and Regulation
  • Utah State Library
  • Legal Information Institute: Utah
  • FindLaw: Utah
  • Internet Law Library: Utah
  • Law Library of Congress Guide to Law Online: Utah
  • Tax Forms (from the Utah State Tax Commission)

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