Research Guides

• Iowa Legal Research Guide (John D. Edwards, et. al) KFI4275 .I5875 2011
• Basic Sources for Iowa Legal Research (from the Drake Law Library)

Statutes & Legislation

Constitution

• Iowa Constitution (from the Iowa Legislature)
• Debates of the Constitutional Convention of the State of Iowa (1857) (from the State Library of Iowa)
• Jack Stark, The Iowa State Constitution: A Reference Guide (1998) KFI 4601 .A6 S73
• Benjamin Franklin Shambaugh, History of the Constitutions of Iowa (1902) K150 .N46 Electronic (discusses three versions of the constitution and the conventions)

Statutes/Code

• Print
  • Code of Iowa (official) KFI4230 2007 .A2
  • Iowa Code Annotated (unofficial) KFI4230 1949 .A4
• Electronic
  • Westlaw: IA-ST-ANN
  • LexisNexis: IA - Iowa Code, Constitution, Court Rules & ALS, Combined
  • Internet (Iowa Legislature):
    • Code of Iowa (current)
    • Code of Iowa (previous, 1995 - )

Legislative History

• Session Laws
  • Electronic:
    • HeinOnline (1838 - )
    • LLMC Digital (1892-1986)
    • Iowa Acts (1993 - ) (Iowa Legislature)
    Microfiche:
    • KFI4225 .A213 Micro (1838-2005, subscription cancelled in 2006)
• Westlaw
  • IA-BILLS (current session)
    Bill summary, status, and text.
  • IA-LH (Iowa Legislative History (2000 - ))
    Bill histories, amendments, summaries, journals governor's messages
• LexisNexis
  • IA Bill Tracking and Full-Text Bills (current session)
  • Iowa Legislative Bill History (2006 to present with limited coverage from 2005-2005, 2008)
    Includes bill analyses, governor's messages, committee reports, fiscal messages, summary amendments, and more.
• Track Current Legislation (Iowa Legislature)
• Legislation Archives (1995 - ) (Iowa Legislature) (click on "Legislation Archives" in the left-hand column)
• Iowa Legislative Information (Drake Law Library)

Legislature

• Iowa General Assembly

Regulations & Agencies

Regulations

• Iowa Administrative Code
  • Print: KFI4235 1975 .A22 (subscription cancelled in 2008)
  • Electronic
    • Westlaw:
      • IA-ADC (current)
      • Iowa Administrative & Executive Materials (2002-2010)
    • LexisNexis: IA - Iowa Administrative Code
    • Internet: Iowa Administrative Code (Iowa Legislature)
      
• Iowa Administrative Bulletin
  • LexisNexis: IA - Iowa Administrative Bulletin (June 19, 1996 - )
  • Internet: Iowa Administrative Bulletin (1997 - ) (from the Iowa Legislature)

Agencies

• Governor's Office
• State Agencies
• Attorney General Opinions
  • Attorney General's Opinions (1977 - ) (Office of the Attorney General)
  • Westlaw: IA-AG (1977 - )
  • LexisNexis: IA Attorney General Opinions (1977 - )

Cases & Courts

Cases

• Print:
  • North Western Reporter (1st Series, KF135 .N7, 2d Series, KF135 .N712)
  • Iowa Reports
    • Print: KFI4245 .A2 (1855-1968)
    • Electronic: LLMC Digital (1855-1923)
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw:
    • IA-CS (state cases)
    • IA-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
  • LexisNexis:
    • IA State Cases, Combined
    • IA Federal and States Cases, Combined
  • Internet:
    • Iowa Supreme Court Opinions (1998 - ) (Iowa Judicial Branch)
    • Iowa Court of Appeals Opinions (1998 - ) (Iowa Judicial Branch)

Courts

• Iowa Judicial Branch Home Page
• Iowa Supreme Court
• Iowa Court Dockets
• Court Rules and Forms (Iowa Judicial Branch)
• Court and Judicial Statistics
  • Iowa Judicial Branch Reports
    Includes State of the Judiciary (2007 - ) and other documents.

Local Government

• Cities in Iowa (Iowa League of Cities)
• Iowa Counties (Iowa State Association of Counties)
• Municipal Codes
  • Drake Law Library: Municipal Codes
  • Municode: Municipal Ordinances

State Law Reviews & Bar Journals

• Drake Law Review
  • Print:
    • K4 .R2 (1951-2010, subscription cancelled in 2010)
  • Electronic:
    • HeinOnline (1951 - )
    • Westlaw: DRAKELR (Full coverage, 1993 to present, selected coverage, 1982-1992)
    • LexisNexis: Drake Law Review (1995 - )
    • Drake Law Review (select articles only)
• Iowa Law Review
  • Print
    • K9 .O9 (1925 - 1948, 1950 - )
  • Electronic
    • HeinOnline (1915 - )
    • Westlaw: IALR (Full coverage, 1985 to present, selected coverage, 1982-1984)
    • LexisNexis: Iowa Law Review (October 1982 - )
    • Iowa Law Review (November 2008 - )
• Iowa Lawyer
  • Print/Microfiche:
    • K9 .O91 Micro (microfiche) (1990 - )
      Formerly Iowa State Bar Association Quarterly (K9 .O95 (1929-1932)), Iowa Bar Review (K9 .O88 (1934-1940)), The News Bulletin of the Iowa State Bar Association (K14 .E9991 (1940-1990))
  • Electronic:
    • Iowa Lawyer (Iowa State Bar Association)

General

• Legal Encyclopedia: There is no general legal encyclopedia for Iowa.
• Iowa.gov (official state website)
• Iowa State Bar Association
• Ethics Opinions
• • Iowa State Bar Association: Ethics Opinions (Op. No. 66-04, 1966 - )
  • LexisNexis: National Reporter on Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility - IA Opinions (select opinions, 1991 - )
• Rules of Professional Conduct (from the Iowa Judicial Branch)
• State Library of Iowa
• Findlaw: Iowa
• Legal Information Institute: Iowa Legal Materials
• Library of Congress Guide to Law Online: Iowa
• Tax Forms (Iowa Department of Revenue)
• Iowa Law Blogs
  • ABA Journal Blawg Directory
  • Justia Blawg Directory

Updated 7/2011 (SAS)