RESEARCH GUIDES

• North Carolina Legal Research Guide (2009) (KFN7475 .M38)
• Guide to North Carolina Legal and Law-Related Materials (3rd ed. 2010) (KFN7401 .C67)

STATUTES & LEGISLATION

Constitution

• Constitution of North Carolina (including historical versions, from the State Library of North Carolina)

Statutes/Code

• General Statutes of North Carolina Annotated (Official) (Subscription cancelled. Last updated 2012) KFN7430 1943 .A2
  • Westlaw: NC-ST-ANN (Current)
  • Lexis: NC - General Statutes of North Carolina Annotated
  • North Carolina Statutes (free online from the General Assembly)

Legislative History

• Session Laws and Resolutions Passed by the General Assembly
  • HeinOnline (1788 - ) (including the North Carolina Colony, 1715-1788)
  • Microfiche (1777 - 2006, now cancelled) (KFN7425 .A2 Micro)
    
    
• Thomas P. Davis, Legislative History in North Carolina, 30 Legal Reference Services Q. 85 (2011) (K12 .E357 Print, Electronic version)
• N.C. Legislative History (from the University of North Carolina Law Library)
• Legislative History Research in North Carolina (from LLRX.com)
• Legislative History Step by Step (from the North Carolina Legislative Library)

Legislature

• General Assembly Home Page
  Includes full text of bills, bill histories, and session laws. dates of coverage vary by type of document.
  
  • House of Representatives Home Page
  • Senate Home Page

REGULATIONS & AGENCIES

Regulations

• State of North Carolina Administrative Code (1998 - 2008, now cancelled), KFN7435.5 .N67
  • Westlaw: NC-ADC (Current)
  • Lexis: NC - North Carolina Administrative Code (Current)
  • Administrative Code (from the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings)
    
    
• North Carolina Register
  • Print: No print version available
  • Westlaw: NC-ADR (Nov. 1, 2001 - )
  • Lexis: NC-North Carolian Register (1998 - )
  • Free Online:  North Carolina Register (1986 - ) (from the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings

Agencies

• Office of the Governor Home Page
• State Agencies Directory
• Attorney General Home Page (North Carolina Department of Justice)
  • Attorney General Opinions
    • NCDOJ (1977 - )
    • HeinOnline (1946-2010)

CASES & COURTS

Cases

• Print:
  • South Eastern Reporter 1st Series (1887 - 1939), KF135 .S6
  • South Eastern Reporter 2d Series (1939 - 1988), KF135 .S612
  • West's South Eastern Reporter 2d Series (1988 - ), KF135 .S612
• Electronic:
  • Westlaw:
    • NC-CS (state cases, dates of coverage vary by court)
    • NC-CS-ALL (state and federal cases, dates of coverage vary by court)
  • Lexis:
    • NC State Cases, Combined (state cases, dates of coverage vary by court)
    • NC Federal & State Cases, Combined (state and federal cases, dates of coverage vary by court)
  • Free Web (from North Carolina Court System) :
    • Supreme Court Decisions (1998 - )
    • Court of Appeals Decisions (1998 - )

Courts

• North Carolina Court System Home Page
• Court Rules (from NC Court System)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

• Local Government Links (From the University of North Carolina School of Government)
• County Information (from the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners)
• Municipal Codes
  • Lexis: North Carolina Municipal Codes
  • Municode Library
  • Coded Systems Code Library
  • American Legal Publishing's Code Library

STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS

• North Carolina Law Review (1922 - 2010, subscription cancelled) (K14 .O6)
  • Also available electronically from 1922 to present (multiple databases)
  • Journal Home Page (free online issues from June 2009 - )
  • Also publishes Annual Review of North Carolina and Fourth Circuit Law
    
    
• North Carolina Lawyer (2005 - Current, published by the North Carolina Bar Association)
  
  
• Wake Forest Law Review (1970-2010, subscription cancelled) (K27 .A36)
  • Also available electronically from 1965 to present (multiple databases)
  • Journal Home Page

GENERAL

• Strong's North Carolina Index 4th (KFN7445.6 .S82 1989) (Cancelled. Last updated 2012)
  General encyclopedia covering all areas of North Carolina Law.
  • Westlaw: NCINDEX
• Free Web:
  • State Library of North Carolina
    
  • North Carolina State Bar Home Page
    State agency regulating the practice of law.
  • North Carolina Bar Association Home Page
    Volunteer professional association.
  • Ethics Opinions (from the North Carolina State Bar)
    Full coverage 1986 - current, selected coverage 1973 -1985
    Rules of Professional Conduct (Current) (rom the North Carolina State Bar)
  • Tax Forms (from the North Carolina Department of Revenue)
  • Legal Information Institute: North Carolina
  • Library of Congress Guide to Law Online: North Carolina
  • North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
    • Available electronically from 2003 to present (multiple databases)

Updated 6/2012 (MMS)