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Vermont Resources

This State Guide lists the major sources of law in Vermont. Members of the Georgetown University community can seek additional assistance in person at the reference desk or online.

RESEARCH GUIDES

• A Bibliographical Guide to the Vermont Legal System, KFV1 .W57 1991

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Statutes/Code

• Print: Vermont Statutes Annotated, KFV30 1959 .A4
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: VT-ST-ANN
  • Lexis: VT;VTCODE
  • Internet:
    • Vermont Statutes
    • Vermont Constitution

Legislative History

• Session Laws: HeinOnline, 1995 -
• Legislative History: Variations on a Theme
• University of Vermont Legislative History Shop

Legislature

• Vermont Legislature Home Page (Includes full text of bills, bill histories, journals, reports and session laws; 1987- )
• Bill Tracking System
• Legislative Reports and Publications

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Print: Code of Vermont Rules, KFV35 1989 .A23
• Electronic:
  • Internet: Notices of Rulemaking (2004 - present)

Agencies

• Governor's Office
  • Executive Orders
• Attorney General
  • Opinions, 2000-
• Agencies and Departments
• Air Pollution Control Division - Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
• Decisions of the Environmental Court
• Labor Relations Board Decisions
• Professional Conduct Board Decisions

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print: Atlantic Reporter (1st and 2d series), KF135 .A712 & Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Vermont, KFV45 .A2
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: VT-CS (state cases) & VT-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • Lexis: VT;VTCTS (state cases) & MEGA;VTMEGA (state and federal cases)
  • Internet:
    • Vermont Supreme Court Decisions

Courts

• Vermont Judiciary Home Page
• Vermont Superior & Supreme Court Rules & Opinions

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Municipalities and Regional Web Sites
• Municipal Ordinances
• Vermont League of Cities and Towns

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• Vermont Bar Journal & Law Digest: Highlights of recent legal topics and trends.
  • K26 .E78 Micro
  • Lexis: VT;VERBJ
  • Westlaw: VTBJ database.
    

ETHICS

• State Bar
• Ethics Opinions
• Professional Responsibility Rules
• Westlaw: Not available
• Lexis:
  • VTETOP (1987 - present)

GENERAL

• Print: There is no general legal encyclopedia for Vermont.
• Internet:
  • Guide to Law Online: Vermont, Law Library of Congress
  • FindLaw: Vermont
  • Vermont Bar Association
  • Vermont Department of Libraries
  • Tax Forms

Updated 05/09 (MK)

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