Virginia Resources
This State Guide lists the major sources of law Virginia.
RESEARCH GUIDES
- Virginia Research In-Depth (Georgetown Law Library)
- State Documents Bibliography: Virginia 2d ed., 2010, KFV2401 .L38 2010
- Legal Research in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia 2d ed., 2000, KF240 .C43 2000.
- A Guide to Legal Research in Virginia 5th ed., 2005, KFV2475 .G85 2005.
- Legal Research in Virginia, Wolf Law Library, College of William and Mary
STATUTES & LEGISLATION
Statutes/Code
- Print: Code of Virginia (official), KFV2430 1950 .A3.
- Print: West's Annotated Code of Virginia (unofficial), KFV2430 1950 .A422.
- Electronic:
- Westlaw: VA-ST-ANN (annotated)
- LexisNexis: Code of Virginia (Annotated)
- Internet:
Legislative History
- Session Laws: HeinOnline, 1776-
- Legislative History, Virginia Division of Legislative Services
Legislature
- Virginia General Assembly Session Tracking, 1995 to present (bills, resolutions, summaries, calendars, etc.).
- Virginia General Assembly general information
REGULATIONS & AGENCIES
Regulations
- Print:
- Virginia Administrative Code, KFV2435 1992 .A22.
- Virginia Register of Regulations, KFV2436 .V5.
- Electronic:
- Westlaw: Code, VA-ADC
- LexisNexis: Virginia Administrative Code; Virginia Register of Regulations
- Internet: Virginia Administrative Code; Virginia Register of Regulations
Agencies
- Office of the Governor
- Attorney General
- Official Opinions, also available on HeinOnline
- Official Opinions, also available on HeinOnline
- Executive Agencies
- Independent Agencies
CASES & COURTS
Cases
- Print: South Eastern Reporter , South Eastern Reporter Second Series and West's South Eastern Reporter Second Series, [KF135 .S6 through KF135 .S612].
- Print: Cases Decided in the Supreme Court of Virginia (Virginia Reports), Virginia Court of Appeals Reports and Virginia Circuit Court Opinions, KFV 2445 .A2 through KFV2451 .V57.
- Electronic:
- Westlaw: VA-CS (state cases) & VA-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
- LexisNexis: VA State Cases, Combined & VA Federal & State Cases, Combined
- Internet: Virginia Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
Courts
- Virginia's Judicial System. Rules, forms, people, publications, statistics, programs and services, mediation, guardians, etc.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS
- Print: University of Richmond Law Review publishes an Annual Survey of Virginia Law. Journals, K25 .N725.
- Print: Virginia Lawyers' Weekly , Journals, K26 .I755. Legal news, appellate decisions, verdict and settlement reports, passed and pending legislation, etc.
- Electronic
- Westlaw: Virginia Law Reviews & Journals
- LexisNexis: Virginia Law Reviews, Combined
GENERAL
- Print: Michie's Jurisprudence of Virginia and West Virginia, KFV2465 .M4
- Print: Virginia Practice Series, includes Business Entities, Civil Discovery, Criminal Procedure, Family Law and Trial Handbook for Virginia Lawyers
- Electronic:
- Westlaw: Virginia Practice Series, VAPRAC
- LexisNexis: Michie's Jurisprudence of Virginia and West Virginia
- Internet:
- Findlaw - Virginia
- Guide to Virginia Law Online, Law Library of Congress
- Virginia Bar Association
- Virginia State Bar
- Virginia State Law Library
- Virginia Legal Materials, Legal Information Institute
- Virginia Tax Forms
Updated 7/2011 (MK)
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