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California Laws / Statutes / Chapters

Statutes 1993 - current (Legislative Counsel of California )

Statute Searching 1993 - current (legislature.ca.gov)

Statutes 1850 - 1995 (California Assembly Office of Chief Clerk)

Westlaw --> State Statutes --> select California [1850 - current]

California Codes

California Law (Legislative Counsel of California)
California Law (California State Senate)
LexisNexis Academic - Legal Research --> State Codes --> California [restricted to CSU, Chico]

California Constitution

State Constitution (Legislative Counsel of California)
State Constitution (California State Senate)

California Code of Regulations

"This California Code of Regulations (CCR) site contains the text of the regulations that have been formally adopted by state agencies, reviewed and approved by the Office of Administrative Law, and filed with the Secretary of State. The CCR consists of 28 titles and contains the regulations of approximately 200 regulatory agencies. Note that Title 6 (Governor's Regulations) presently contains no regulations, and Title 24 (California Building Standards) is published separately and not part of this CCR website (see FAQs for further information). This website is updated weekly.

Westlaw --> State Administrative Codes --> select California

California State Administrative Manual (SAM)

"The State Administrative Manual (SAM) is a reference source for statewide policies, procedures, regulations and information developed and issued by authoring agencies such as the Governor's Office, Department of General Services (DGS), Department of Finance (DOF), and Department of Personnel Administration. In order to provide a uniform approach to statewide management policy, the contents have the approval of and are published by the authority of the DOF Director and the DGS Director."

California Supreme Court

California Courts : the Judicial Branch of California (courtinfo.ca.gov)

Supreme Court
Courts of Appeal
Superior Courts

Lexis Nexis Academic - Legal Research --> State Case Law --> California (1850 - current) [authorized CSUChico users]

Westlaw --> State Cases --> select California [1850 - current]

California Case Law : 1934 - present : Supreme Court and Appellate Court Opinions (from FindLaw)

California State Senate

California State Senate Home Page
Senators

California Assembly

California State Assembly Home Page
Members of the Assembly

District Maps: Congressional / California Senate & Assembly

California Senate District Maps (02/2002)
Assembly Redistricting Maps (Sept. 13, 2001)
Congressional District Maps (California Senate)

Statewide Databases (ISG Berkeley)
California Map Series (California Voter Foundation)

Agency Decisions / Opinions

Some California agencies issue legal information relevant to their mission.
Below are some examples:

Attorney General --> Legal Opinions

California State Attorney Generals Opinions : LexisNexis Academic : select --> "Legal Research", then select --> "State Codes", then select --> "California", then select --> "California State Attorney Generals Opinions" [restricted to CSU, Chico]

California Legislative Analyst's Office (fiscal/policy advice to California Legislature)

California Dept. of Consumer Affairs

California Public Utilities Commission --> for Decisions, Resolutions, General Orders, Rulings select "Online Documents"

Historical

California State Capitol Museum

Legislative Document Archive (California State Assembly Chief Clerk)

Assembly & Senate Journals (1849 - 1997)
Assembly & Senate Histories (1881 - 2001)
Statutes (1850 - 1995)

Other / Misc.

Butte County Public Law Library (Oroville, California)

California Find Law
California Law Crawler
CALawNet
CalLaw: California's Legal News Source

California Law / Legislative Information In Meriam Library [paper]

California Statutes :

Statutes of California and Amendments to the Codes [1854 - current]
KFC25 A213 (Law Reference)

California Codes :

West's Annotated California Codes - KFC30 C2 (Law Reference)

California Constitution :

Constitution of the United States, Constitution of the State of California...
latest copy: KFC679 U55 (ready ref ), earlier editions cal doc C825

California Code of Regulations (CCR) :

Barclays Official California Code of Regulations - KFC35 A22 (Law Reference)

California State Administrative Manual (SAM) :

no paper copies

California Supreme Court :

California Reports - KFC 45 A21 (Law Reference) [1850 - current]

Agency Opinions / Decisions :

Opinions of the Attorney General of California : 1943-2003 (cal doc J150 O6)

Decisions of the Public Utilities Commission of the State of California [Opinions and Orders of the Public Utilities Commission of California] : 1965 - current (cal doc P2000 D4)


 

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