Colorado Resources
This State Guide lists the major sources of law in Colorado.
RESEARCH GUIDES
- Robert Michael Linz, Colorado Legal Research (2010) KFC1875 .L56
- Review of Legal Resources, Colo. Law., June 2000, at 39 K3 .O358
STATUTES & LEGISLATION
Statutes/Code
- Print: Colorado Revised Statutes (official) & West's Colorado Revised Statutes Annotated (unofficial)
- Electronic:
- Westlaw: CO-ST-ANN
- Lexis: COLO;COCODE
- HeinOnline: Historical CO Statutes
- Internet: State Statutes & State Constitution
Legislative History
- Session Laws: HeinOnline 1876 -
- Prior Session Information, Colorado General Assembly (begins with 1998)
- Access for All: Providing a Window to the Legislative Process for Colorado's Citizens provides full-text, searchable access to all Colorado Legislative Council Research Publications, links to relevant legislation for newer publications, and information on performing legislative history research at the state and federal level. The Research Publications, along with session laws are the authorative legislative history.
Legislature
REGULATIONS & AGENCIES
Regulations
- Print: Code of Colorado Regulations
- Electronic:
- Westlaw: CO-ADC
- Lexis: not available
- Internet: State Regulations
Agencies
- Rules and Regulations Promulgated by Executive Departments (not an official code, but a listing of regs by agency)
- Office of the Governor
- State Agencies
- Boards and Commissions
- Attorney General Opinions (1984-present), also on HeinOnline
CASES & COURTS
Cases
- Print: Pacific Reporter (1st, 2nd & 3rd series)
- Electronic:
- Westlaw: CO-CS (state cases) & CO-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
- Lexis: COLO;COCTS (state cases) & MEGA;COMEGA (state and federal cases)
- Internet:
Courts
- Colorado Courts
- Colorado Supreme Court
- Court of Appeals
- State Courts by County
- Map of Judicial Districts
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS
- University of Colorado Law Review
- Journal Home Page
- Electronic version
- Print version in GULLiver
- Denver University Law Review
- Journal Home Page
- Electronic version
- Print version in GULLiver
GENERAL
- Print: Colorado Practice
- Electronic:
- Westlaw: COPRAC
- Lexis: not available
- Internet:
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