West Virginia Resources
This State Guide lists the major sources of law in West Virginia.
RESEARCH GUIDES
- West Virginia Legal Bibliography (Sandra Stemple) KFW1201 .S73 1990
- West Virginia Legal Research (West Virginia University Libraries)
STATUTES & LEGISLATION
Constitution
- Constitution of West Virginia (West Virginia Legislature)
Statutes/Code
- Print: Michie's West Virginia Code Annotated, KFW1230 1966 .A4 (Library's subscription cancelled in 2012)
- Electronic:
- Internet: West Virginia Code (West Virginia Legislature)
Legislature
- Session Laws:
- HeinOnline (1861 - )
- LLMC Digital (1889 - 1991)
- State Legislature
- Bills (status information 1993 -)
REGULATIONS & AGENCIES
Regulations
- Electronic:
- Westlaw: WV-ADC
- Lexis: West Virginia Code of State Rules
- Internet: West Virginia Administrative Law (including Code of State Rules and State Register)
Agencies
CASES & COURTS
Cases
- Print:
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- Southeastern reporter (1887 - 1939) KF135 .S6
- South eastern reporter. Second series (1939 - 1988) KF135 .S612,
- West's south eastern reporter. Second series (1988 - , Library's subscription cancelled in 2012) KF135 .S612
- Electronic:
- Westlaw: WV-CS (state cases) & WV-CS-ALL (state and federal cases)
- Lexis: WV Supreme Court Cases from 1864 (state cases) & WV Federal & State Cases, Combined (state & federal cases)
- Internet:
Courts
- State Supreme Court (full-text opinions available 1991 - )
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
STATE LAW REVIEWS & BAR JOURNALS
- West Virginia Law Review
- Print: K27 .E8 (Library has v. 52 1949 - v. 112 2010, subscription cancelled)
- Electronic versions (1894 - )
ETHICS
- West Virginia State Bar, (Advisory Opinins, 1993 - )
- Westlaw: WVETH-CS
- Lexis: West Virginia State Case Law and Ethics Opinions
GENERAL
- Print: Michie's Jurisprudence of Virginia and West Virginia, KFV2465 .M4
- Electronic:
- Westlaw: Not available
- Lexis: Michie's Jurisprudence of Virginia and West Virginia
- Internet:
Last Updated 7/26/2010 SAS
Last Updated 07/14/2011 ET
Last Updated 08/24/2012 ET
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