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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 (Sandra Stemple) KFW1201 .S73 1990
• West Virginia Legal Research (West Virginia University Libraries)

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Constitution

• Constitution of West Virginia (West Virginia Legislature)

Statutes/Code

• Print: Michie's West Virginia Code Annotated, KFW1230 1966 .A4
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: WV-ST-ANN
  • Lexis: West Virginia Annotated, Constitution, Court Rules & ALS, Combined
• Internet: West Virginia Code (West Virginia Legislature)

Legislature

• Session Laws:
  • HeinOnline (1941 - )
  • LLMC Digital (1889 - 1991)
• State Legislature
• Bills (status information 1993 -)

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

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

Agencies

• Governor's Office
• Executive Records Services
• State Agencies
• Attorney General's Office

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print: Southeastern reporter (1887 - 1939) KF135 .S6, South eastern reporter. Second series (1939 - 1988) KF135 .S612, West's south eastern reporter. Second series (1988 - ) KF135 .S612
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: WV-CS (state cases) & WV-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • Lexis: WV Supreme Court Cases from 1864 (state cases) & WV Federal & State Cases, Combined (state & federal cases)
• Internet:
  • West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals

Courts

• State Supreme Court (full-text opinions available 1991 - )

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• West Virginia Law Review
  • Print: K27 .E8 (v. 52 1949 - v. 112 2010. Subscription cancelled)
  • Electronic versions (1894 - )

ETHICS

• West Virginia State Bar, (Advisory Opinins, 1993 - )
• Westlaw: WVETH-CS
• Lexis: West Virginia State Case Law and Ethics Opinions

GENERAL

• Print: Michie's Jurisprudence of Virginia and West Virginia, KFV2465 .M4
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw: Not available
  • Lexis: Michie's Jurisprudence of Virginia and West Virginia
• Internet:
  • Law Library for the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
  • Findlaw: West Virginia
  • Internet Law Library: West Virginia
  • Law Library of Congress: West Virginia
  • Legal Information Institute: West Virginia
  • Tax Forms

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