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Virginia Resources

This State Guide lists the major sources of law in this state. If you are a member of the Georgetown University community, the reference librarians are happy to assist you over the phone (202) 662-9140 or by e-mail.

RESEARCH GUIDES

• Virginia Research In-Depth (Georgetown Law Library)
• Legal Research in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia 2d ed., 2000, KF240 .C43 2000.
• A Guide to Legal Research in Virginia 5th ed., 2005, KFV2475 .G85 2005.
• Legal Research in Virginia, Wolf Law Library, College of William and Mary.

Printed research guides are located at the Reference Desk in the EB Williams Law Library.

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Statutes/Code

• Print: Code of Virginia (official), KFV2430 1950 .A3.
• Print: West's Annotated Code of Virginia (unofficial), KFV2430 1950 .A422.
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: VA-ST-ANN (annotated); VA-ST (unannotated)
  • Lexis: VA;VACODE (annotated)
• Internet:
  • Code of Virginia
  • Virginia Constitution

Legislative History

• Session Laws: HeinOnline, 2000 -
• Legislative History, Virginia Division of Legislative Services

Legislature

• Virginia General Assembly Session Tracking, 1995 to present (bills, resolutions, summaries, calendars, etc.).
• Virginia General Assembly general information

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Print:
  • Virginia Administrative Code, KFV2435 1992 .A22.
  • Virginia Register of Regulations, KFV2436 .V5.
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: Code, VA-ADC; Register, VA-SNREGS
  • Lexis: Code, VA;VAADMN; Register, VA;VARGST
• Internet: Virginia Administrative Code; Virginia Register of Regulations

Agencies

• Office of the Governor
  • Executive Orders for Current Administration
  • Executive Orders In Effect from Past Administrations
• Attorney General
  • Official Opinions
• Executive Agencies
• Independent Agencies

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print: Southeastern Reporter , South Eastern Reporter Second Series and West's South Eastern Reporter Second Series, [KF135 .S6 through KF135 .S612].
• Print: Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of Virginia (Virginia Reports), Virginia Court of Appeals Reports and Virginia Circuit Court Opinions, KFV 2445 .A2 through KFV2451 .V57.
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: VA-CS (state cases) & VA-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • Lexis: VA;VACTS (state cases) & MEGA;VAMEGA (state and federal cases)
• Internet: Virginia Supreme Court and Court of Appeals

Courts

• Virginia's Judicial System. Rules, forms, people, publications, statistics, programs and services, mediation, guardians, etc.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Local Government
• Municipal Ordinances

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• University of Richmond Law Review publishes an Annual Survey of Virginia Law. Journals, K25 .N725. Also available in Westlaw, URMDLR database, and Hein Online.
• Virginia Lawyers' Weekly , Journals, K26 .I755. Legal news, appellate decisions, verdict and settlement reports, passed and pending legislation, etc.

GENERAL

• Print: Michie's Jurisprudence of Virginia and West Virginia, KFV2465 .M4
• Print: Virginia Practice Series, includes Business Entities, Civil Discovery, Criminal Procedure, Family Law and Trial Handbook for Virginia Lawyers
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: Virginia Practice Series, VAPRAC
  • Lexis: Michie's Jurisprudence of Virginia and West Virginia, 2NDARY;VWVJUR
• Internet:
  • Virginia Bar Association
  • Virginia State Bar
  • Virginia State Law Library
  • Virginia Legal Materials, Legal Information Institute
  • Virginia Guide to Law Online, Law Library of Congress
  • Findlaw - Virginia
  • Virginia Tax Forms

Updated 4/2009,MK

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