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California Government Internet Resources:Federal, State & LocalApril 28, 2008

Oakland, California

Patti Monk, Public Services LibrarianAlameda County Law Library

Federal - Government Internet Resources

Statutes, Bills, and Legislative Histories

Agencies and Regulations

Court Opinions, Forms, Rules, and Dockets

Federal – U.S. Code Official

U.S. Code, U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Law Revision Counselhttp://uscode.house.gov/search/criteria.shtml

U.S. Code, GPO, Access

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/uscode/index.html

Prior codes from 1988 Edition and Supplement II; laws through 1/2/1991http://uscode.house.gov/search/usc91.shtml

U.S. Code - Official

http://uscode.house.gov/classification/tables.shtml

Federal – Statutes at Large, Public Laws Statutes at Large, GPO (Government Printing

Office) 109th Congress, 1st Session (2005), Volume 119 Only)

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/statutes/index.html Public Laws, Library of Congress, Thomas

http://thomas.loc.gov/bss/d110/d110laws.html110th Congress(2007-08)-93rd Congress(1973-74)

Go to http://listserv.access.gpo.gov/ to sign up to receive listing of new public and private laws free via e-mail

Public Laws, Library of Congress, Thomashttp://thomas.loc.gov/bss/d110/d110laws.html

Federal – Legislative History Bills, Resolutions

http://thomas.loc.gov/home/bills_res.html 93rd Congress (1973) through the current Congress

Congressional Hearingshttp://www.gpoaccess.gov/chearings/index.html104th Congress (1995-96) through 110th Congress (2007-08)

Committee Reportshttp://thomas.loc.gov/cp109/cp109query.html 104th Congress (1995-96) through 110th Congress (2007-08)

Congressional Committee Printshttp://www.gpoaccess.gov/chearings/index.html 104th Congress (1995-96) through 110th Congress (2007-08)

Congressional Hearingshttp://www.gpoaccess.gov/chearings/index.html

Results of GPO Search for Hearings

110th Congress House Hearings] RECENT EVENTS IN THE CREDIT AND

MORTGAGE

Federal Legislative History – Congressional Record

Congressional Record, Library of Congress, Thomas http://thomas.loc.gov/home/r110query.html 110th Congress (2007-2008) through 101st

Congress (1989-1990) Search by keyword or name of member of

Congress

Congressional Recordhttp://thomas.loc.gov/home/r110query.html

Federal - Regulations

CFR -1996 through current year http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html

Federal Register - 1994 (Volume 59) through 2008 (Volume 73)

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html List of CFR Sections Affected -1986 through 2007

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/lsa/index.html Go to http://listserv.access.gpo.gov/ to sign up to

receive the Federal Register Table of Contents free via e-mail through the listserv FEDREGTOC-L

CFR http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html

Results of Search Database: Code of Federal Regulations (current data)

Federal Agencies – Direct or List IRS http://www.irs.gov/ SEC http://www.sec.gov/

A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies (also state, local, & tribal governments) http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/All_Agencies/index.shtml

White House Federal Agencies and Commissions http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/independent-agencies.html

A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies (also state, local, & tribal governments) http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/All_Agencies/index.shtml

http://search.irs.gov/web/advanced-search.htm

Search for “regulations”

U.S. Supreme Court

http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/boundvolumes.html

Volume 502 to the most current volume

No charge unlike Pacer

Federal – Court Opinions - Pacer U.S. District Courts – Pacer –free opinions

http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/announce.html after District Court using CM/ECF version 2.4

Free Pacer Pilot Project at libraries:California federal depository libraries participating are:

San Bernardino County Law Library, CA

Sacramento County Public Law Library, CA

http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/announce.html

Federal – USCA 9th Opinions – Web U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ CM/ECF (case management/electronic case files) on

March 3, 2008. E-mail notices with links for 1 free look court’s orders, calendars, opinions or other notices in your own case

Pay for at Pacer opinions and dockets: Opinions limited free at http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ Memoranda – unpublished memoranda & orders limited

free at http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ FRAP & Local Circuit Rules – free

http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ Calendar by month free http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit – Slip Opinionshttp://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit – Unpublished Dispositionshttp://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/

California U.S. District Courts’ Opinions see PACERU.S. District Court local web sites Free Rules, Forms, Calendars, & Popular Opinions

U.S. District Court for the Northern Districthttp://www.cand.uscourts.gov/

U.S. District Court for the Central Districthttp://www.cacd.uscourts.gov/

U.S. District Court for the Eastern Districthttp://www.caed.uscourts.gov/

U.S. District Court for the Southern Districthttp://www.casd.uscourts.gov/

U.S. District Court for the Northern District

http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/

Federal – California U.S. Bankruptcy Courts’ Opinions (Pacer); Free Rules, Forms, Calendars

United States Bankruptcy Court Northern District of California - http://www.canb.uscourts.gov/

United States Bankruptcy Court Central District of California - http://www.cacb.uscourts.gov/

United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of California - http://www.caeb.uscourts.gov/

United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of California - http://www.casb.uscourts.gov/

Judge Newsome's Index of Ninth Circuit Decisions at http://www.canb.uscourts.gov/announcements/judge-newsomes-index-ninth-circuit-decisions

California State Government Internet Resources

Statutes, Bills, and Legislative Histories

Agencies and Regulations

Find Court Opinions, Forms, Rules, and Dockets

California Constitution and Statutes California Constitution, current

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/const.html California Statutes from 1993-1994 to present

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html

Statutes & Constitutions1850-1995 http://192.234.213.35/clerkarchive/

California State Constitution http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/const.html

Search of California Constitution

California Constitution – full text ARTICLE 1 DECLARATION OF RIGHTS

SECTION 1. All people are by nature free and independent and have inalienable rights. Among these are enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing, and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining safety, happiness, and privacy. CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION ARTICLE 1

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.htmlCalifornia Current Statutes

http://192.234.213.35/clerkarchive/ 1850-1995 Statutes & Constitutions

ChooseStatutes

Chose Statute, then Chapter

A Guide to Legislative Research By Office of the Chief Clerk, California State

Assembly http://www.assembly.ca.gov/clerk/BILLSLEGISL

ATURE/documents/LegResearchGuide.pdf

http://www.assembly.ca.gov/clerk/BILLSLEGISLATURE/documents/LegResearchGuide.pdf

California Bills 1993 to present California Bill Index

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/bilindex.html California Bills

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.html Chaptered Bills (session laws)

http://leginfo.public.ca.gov/statute.html

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.htmlBill text, status, history, votes, committee analysis, floor analysis, votes, veto

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1601-1650/ab_1634_bill_20070711_history.html

Complete History of Assembly Bill No. 1634

http://192.234.213.35/clerkarchive/

Journals, example from1835

http://192.234.213.35/clerkarchive/

Statute 1981, Chapter 343

California State Assembly

http://www.assembly.ca.gov/clerk/BILLSLEGISLATURE/OFFICIALPUBS.HTM Daily Journal, 1995 to present Daily File – present session Weekly History – present session Tentative Legislative Calendar – current year 2007-2008 Assembly Handbook

http://www.assembly.ca.gov/clerk/BILLSLEGISLATURE/OFFICIALPUBS.HTM

California State Assembly

California State Senate Current Information http://www.sen.ca.gov/~newsen/schedules/sche

dules.htp Senate Daily File Senate Floor Session Schedule Legislative Calendar and Deadlines Senate Daily Journal – current session Senate Hearings, Floor Sessions, and Press

Conferences on web and TV see http://www.sen.ca.gov/~newsen/audiotv/audiotv.HTP

California State Senatehttp://www.sen.ca.gov/~newsen/schedules/schedules.htp

California State Senate http://www.sen.ca.gov/~newsen/audiotv/audiotv.HTP

California Code of Regulations - Current California Office of Administrative Law http://www.calregs.com/

Search for a Specific Regulatory Section Search for Words List of CCR Titles Agency List for CCR

http://www.calregs.com/

California Judiciary

State of California Judicial Opinions http://www.lexisnexis.com/clients/CACourts/ California Supreme Court from 1850; California Courts

of Appeal from 1905; Appellate Department of Superior Court from 1934

Updated quarterly and within 6 months of publication California Supreme Court & Court of Appeals

Slip Opinions http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions/ available only for 120 days

http://www.lexisnexis.com/clients/CACourts/

California Forms, Rules, Calendars, & Briefs California Judicial Council Forms

http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/forms/ California Rules of Court & Local Rules

http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/rules/ Calendars - California Supreme Court and the

California Courts of Appeal http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/calendars.cgi?Courts=S

http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/rules/

California Superior Courts

Superior Courts in Californiahttp://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/find.htm

California Superior Court Judges Rosterhttp://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/trial/judges.htm

http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/find.htm

California County Ordinances

List of California County Web Siteshttp://www.csac.counties.org/default.asp?id=7

California County Codes http://www.amlegal.com/library/ca/index.shtml

http://www.amlegal.com/library/ca/sanfrancisco.shtml San Francisco Building Codes

http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/#CA http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/codes/alamedagen/ Alameda County http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/codes/sonomaco/ Sonoma County

Likely Format http://www.co.<county name>.<state postal code>.us

http://www.co.mendocino.ca.us/planning/

Not so likely http://www.acgov.org/clerk/admincode.htm Alameda County

http://www.csac.counties.org/default.asp?id=7

http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/#CA

California Municipal Ordinances http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/#CA

http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/codes/oakland/ http://www.amlegal.com/library/ca/index.shtml http://www.codepublishing.com/elibrary.html#california http://66.113.195.234/online.htm#

Likely Format www.ci.<city name>.<state postal code>.us

http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us

http://www.ci.walnut-creek.ca.us/header.asp?genericId=2&catId=13

http://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/#CA

Alameda County Administrative Codehttp://municipalcodes.lexisnexis.com/codes/alamedadmin/

www.ci.<city name>.<state postal code>.us

http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us

City of Berkeley Municipal Code and Zoning Ordinance

Boards

Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board

http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/rent/OrdRegs/regs/regcov.html

City of Oakland

http://www.ca.gov/About/Government/Local/cities.html

Buy California Legislative Research Carolina Rose http://

www.lrihistory.com/index.htm

intent@lrihistory.com Legislative Research,

Inc

1107 9th Street, Ste. 220 Sacramento CA 95814

(800) 530-7613

Jan Raymond http://

www.lhclearinghouse.com

jray@naj.net P.O. Box 74005

Davis, CA 95617 Phone: (888) 676-

1947 Fax: (530) 750-0190

Patti Monk, J.D., M.L.S.

Public Services Librarian

Alameda County Law Library

125 Twelfth Street

Oakland, CA 94607

pmonk@acgo.org

www.acgov.org/law