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West Virginia Resources

This State Guide lists the major sources of law in West Virginia.

RESEARCH GUIDES

• West Virginia Legal Bibliography by Sandra Stemple. KFW1201 .S73 1990

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Constitution

• Constitution of West Virginia

Statutes/Code

• Print: West Virginia Code Annotated, KFW1230 1966 .A4
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: WV-ST-ANN
  • Lexis: WVA;WVCODE
  • Internet: West Virginia Code

Legislature

• Session Laws: HeinOnline, 1995-
• State Legislature
• Bills ( status information 1993 -)

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: WV-ADC
  • Lexis: CODES;WVADMN
  • Internet: West Virginia Administrative Law (including Code of State Rules and State Register)

Agencies

• Governor's Office
• State Agencies
• Attorney General's Office

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print: South Eastern Reporter (1st and 2d series), KF135 .S612
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: WV-CS (state cases) & WV-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • Lexis: WVA;WVCTS (state cases) & MEGA;WVMEGA (state and federal cases)
  • Internet:
    • West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Opinions

Courts

• State Supreme Court (full-text opinions available Fall 1992 - )

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• West Virginia Association of Counties
• Guide to Cities in West Virginia

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• West Virginia Law Review
  • Journal Home Page
  • Electronic Versions
  • Print: K27 .E8

GENERAL

• Print: Michie's Jurisprudence of Virginia and West Virginia, KFV2465 .M4
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: Not available
  • Lexis: 2NDARY;VWVJUR (online version of Michie's Jurisprudence of Virginia and West Virginia
• Internet:
  • Library for the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
  • Internet Law Library: West Virginia
  • Legal Information Institute on West Virginia
  • Tax Forms
  • Findlaw: West Virginia
  • West Virginia State Bar, with ethics opinions from 1973

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