Florida Resources
This State Guide lists the major sources of law in this state.
RESEARCH GUIDES
- Florida Legal Research (Barbara J. Busharis & Suzanne E. Rowe) KFF 75 .R69 2007
- Florida Research Guides (University of Florida Law Library)
- Online Resources for Florida Research (University of Florida Law Library)
- Legal Research: Florida (University of Central Florida Libraries)
STATUTES & LEGISLATION
Constitution
- Lexis: FLCNST
- Internet: Florida Constitution
Statutes/Code
- Research Guides:
- Guide to Using Florida Statutes (University of Florida Law Library)
- Florida Research Guide : Cases, Statutes and Regulations (Florida Coastal School of Law Library)
- Print:
- Official Florida Statutes KFF29 .F56 (official; Law Library's copy last updated in 1995)
- West's Florida Statutes Annotated KFF30 1941 .A43 (unofficial; updated regularly)
- Electronic:
- Westlaw: FL-ST-ANN
- Lexis: FL - LexisNexis Florida Annotated Statutes
- Internet: Florida Statutes (1997 - , Florida Legislature)
Legislative History
- Research Guides:
- Kathleen Brown, The Legislative Process in the State of Florida, 30 Legal Reference Services Q. 25 (2011) (K12 .E357 Print, Electronic version)
- Florida Legislative History Research (University of Miami Law Library)
- Florida Legislative History (University of Florida Law Library)
- Session Laws:
- Microform:Acts of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida KFF25 .A213 Micro (Subscription: 1822 - 2005)
- HeinOnline (1822 - , including the Territory of Florida)
- LLMC Digital (1951 - 1959)
- Westlaw: FL-LH (1998 - )
- Internet:
- Laws of Florida (1997 - , State Library and Archives of Florida)
- House & Senate Bills (current, Florida Senate)
- Florida Senate Archived Session Bills (1998 - )
- Florida Constitution Revision Commission
Legislature
- On-Line Sunshine: The Florida Legislature's Home Page
- How an Idea Becomes a Law (Florida State Senate)
REGULATIONS & AGENCIES
Regulations
- Research Guide: Guide to Florida Administrative Code (University of Florida Law Library)
- Print: Florida Administrative Code Annotated KFF35 1986 .A23 (Subscription cancelled, last updated in 2008)
- Electronic:
- Westlaw: FL-ADC
- Lexis: FL - Florida Administrative Code Annotated
- Internet:
Agencies
- Governor's Office
- Executive Orders (2007 - )
- Office of the Attorney General
- Attorney General Opinions:
- LLMC Digital (1913 - 1976)
- Lexis: FL Attorney General Opinions (1970 - )
- Internet (1972 - )
- HeinOnline (1979 - most recently published)
- State Agencies & Commissions
- Florida Government Information Locator Service
CASES & COURTS
Cases
- Research Guide: Guide to Locating Current Florida Case Law (University of Florida Law Library)
- Print:
- Southern reporter (1st series, 1887 - 1941) KF135 .S8
- Southern reporter. Second series (1941 - 1988) KF135 .S812
- West's Southern reporter. Second series (1988 - 2009) KF135 .S812
- West's Southern reporter. Third series (2009 - , print subscription cancelled in 2012) KF135 .S814
- Electronic:
- Westlaw: FL-CS (state cases) & FL-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
- Lexis: FL State Cases, Combined (state cases) & FL Federal & State Cases, Combined (state and federal cases)
- Internet:
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- Florida Supreme Curt Opinions, Rules, & Other Court Documents
- Florida Supreme Court Opinions (1999 - present)
- 1st District Court of Appeal (2004 - present)
- 2nd District Court of Appeal (2001 - present)
- 3rd District Court of Appeal (2001 - present)
- 4th District Court of Appeal (2005 - present)
- 5th District Court of Appeal (2001 - present)
- Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee (1972 - present)
- Florida Supreme Court Briefs and Opinions (1846 - , Florida State University College of Law)
Courts
- Florida State Courts:
- Florida Standard Jury Instructions (Florida Supreme Court, includes links to both the Criminal and Civil Jury Instructions
- Court Rules):
- Florida Rules of Procedure (for Appellate Procedure, Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure, Family Law Procedure, Judicial Administration, Juvenile Procedure, Probate Rules, Small Claims Court, Traffic Court)
- Rules Updates
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- Florida League of Cities
- Florida City Government
- Florida County Government
- Florida Counties
- Municipal codes (select): Municode: Florida & E-code: Florida
STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS
- University of Florida Law Review (1948 - 1989, continued by Florida Law Review):
- Print: K25 .N6 (1948 - 1989)
- Electronic versions (1948 - 1988)
- Florida Law Review (continuation of University of Florida Law Review)
- Print: K6 .L642 (Subscription: 1989 - 2010)
- Electronic versions (1989 - )
- Florida State University Law Review:
- Print: K6 .L65 (Subscription: 1973 - 2010)
- Electronic versions (1973 - )
- Internet: Past issues (1995 - )
- Florida Bar Journal:
- Print: K6 .L6 (Subscription: 1953 - 2003)
- Electronic versions (1927 - )
- Internet: Archived issues (1997 - )
ETHICS
- Florida Bar:
- Ethics Opinions (1959 - )
- Westlaw
- FLETH-EO (documents released by the Florida State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics from 1959)
- Lexis
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- National reporter on Legal Ethics & Prof. Responsibility - FL Opinions (contains selected decisions, 1989- , no coverage for the year 1993)
- Florida Judicial Ethics Opinions (contains Florida Judicial Ethics Opinions, 1972 -)
GENERAL
- Print:
- Florida Jur 2d KFF80 .F56 1977 (Subscription cancelled. Last updated in 2008)
- West's Florida Practice KFF80 .W46
- Electronic:
- Westlaw: FL-JUR
- Lexis: Florida Jurisprudence 2d
- Internet:
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