New Hampshire Resources
This State Guide lists the major sources of law in New Hampshire.
RESEARCH GUIDES
- Compiling a New Hampshire Legislative History (Mary S. Searles, Law Librarian, New Hampshire Law Library.)
- New Hampshire Legislative History (Cindy Landau, Assistant Director, Franklin Pierce Law Center Library.)
- C.R. Landau, "Using Print Resources to Research the New Hampshire Statutes," N.H.B.J., Mar. 2000, at 14.
STATUTES & LEGISLATION
Statutes/Code
- Print: New Hampshire Revised Statutes (official), KFN1230 1961 .A4 (Library subscription cancelled in 2012; pocket parts, bound volumes and Advanced Legislative Service last updated at various years)
- Electronic:
- Internet: New Hampshire Revised Statutes Online
Legislative History
- Session Laws:
- Print: Laws of the state of New Hampshire (1831-1915) KFN1225 .A3 N49
- Microfiche: Laws of the state of New Hampshire KFN1225 .A2 Micro (Subscription cancelled. Last updated 2004.)
- HeinOnline (1696 - , includes New Hampshire Colony)
- LLMC Digital (1901-1985)
- Internet:
- Bill Status Search (1989 - )
- Legislation Text Search (1989 - )
Legislature
- New Hampshire General Court (State legislature homepage)
REGULATIONS & AGENCIES
Regulations
- Print: New Hampshire code of administrative rules KFN1235.5 .N49 (Subscription cancelled. Last updated 2003.)
- Electronic:
- Westlaw: NH-ADC
- Internet:
Agencies
- Governor
- Executive Orders (2005 - )
- State Agencies
- Attorney General Opinions:
- LLMC Digital (1904-1966)
- Westlaw: NH-AG (1977 - )
- Lexis: NH Attorney General Opinions (1974 - )
- HeinOnline (1990 - most recently published volume)
- Internet: Attorney General Opinions (1997- )
CASES & COURTS
Cases
- Print: Atlantic reporter (1st series) KF135 .A7, Atlantic reporter (1939 - 1988) KF135 .A712, West's Atlantic reporter. Second series (1988 - ) KF135 .A712, New Hampshire reports KFN1245 .A2 (Subscription cancelled in 2012)
- Electronic:
- Westlaw: NH-CS (state cases) & NH-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
- Lexis: NH State Cases, Combined (NH Supreme Court cases,1816 - ) & NH Federal & State Cases, Combined (state and federal cases combined)
- Internet: Supreme Court Opinions (Slip opinions,1995 - ;cases accepted lists and oral argument calendars)
Courts
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- Municipal codes (selected): E-codes: New Hampshire & Municode: New Hampshire
- New Hampshire Local Government
STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS
- New Hampshire Bar Journal
- Print: K14 .E6 (Library has 1958 - 2002)
- Electronic versions (1958 - )
- New Hampshire Bar News
- Microfiche: K14 .E62 Micro (1990 - )
- Electronic version (1990 - )
- Pierce Law Review
- Print: K16 .I84 (Library has 2002 - 2009)
- Electronic versions (2002 - )
ETHICS
- New Hampshire Bar Association
- Ethics opinions (1984 - )
- Rules of Professional Conduct
- Westlaw: Not available
- Lexis: New Hampshire State Case Law & Ethics Opinions (1992 -)
GENERAL
- Print: New Hampshire Practice KFN1280 .N48 (Subscription cancelled. Last updated 2003)
- Internet:
Updated 09/09 (MK)
Updated 07/10 (ET)
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