John J. Ross - William C. Blakley Law Library
Arizona State University College of Law

Table of Contents

• Statutory Law
• Court Rules
• Case Law
• Citators and Case Finders
• Administrative Law
• State Bar Materials
• Forms
• Practice Guides and Treatises
• Legal Newspapers and Periodicals

Statutory Law

• Bills
  1. House Bills
     Phoenix, AZ: The House, 1971-75, 1982-
     KFA2406 .L4 LAW STATE (Current issues in Reserve)
     KFA 2406 .L45 LAW MICROFORMS (Cabinet 43)
     Hayden AZDOC 1933-
     Cite=HB2067
     WL=AZ-BILLS Westlaw Homepage http://www.westlaw.com
     LEX=AZBILL Lexis Homepage http://www.lexis.com
     ALIS=BILLS Arizona Legislative Information System http://www.azleg.state.az.us/

  2. Senate Bills
     Phoenix, AZ: The Senate, 1969-79, 1982-
     KFA2406 .L5 LAW STATE (Current issues in Reserve)
     KFA 2406 .L55 LAW MICROFORMS (Cabinet 43)
     Hayden AZDOC 1949-
     Cite=SB1501
     WL=AZ-BILLS LEX=AZBILL
     ALIS=BILLS

• Slip Laws Published by Secretary of State; can be placed on mailing list or picked up. ASU has not received them since 1989.

• Session Laws
  1. Session Laws of Arizona (Official)
     Phoenix, AZ: State of Arizona
     KFA2425 .A2 LAW LRARE 1864-1909 (incomplete)
     KFA2425 .A212 LAW STATE 1912-
     Cite=LAWS 1995, Ch.1, §1 or LAWS 1995, 1st S.S., Ch.1, §1
     WL=AZ-LEGIS LEX=AZALS
     ALIS = Session Laws
     Hard copy publication lag: 6 months to a year

  2. Arizona Legislative Service
     St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Co., 1974-
     KFA2431 .A711 LAW STATE
     KFA2431 .A711 LAW CORE/RESV/READ (Current Year)
     WL=AZ-LEGIS LEX=AZALS Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
     Hard copy publication lag: Approximately 2 months after passage

• Codes
  1. Arizona Revised Statutes, Annotated (Official)
     St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Co., 1956-
     KFA2430 1956 .A2 LAW CORE/RESV/READ/STATE
     KFA2430 LAW STATE (Superseded from 1913- )
     Cite=A.R.S. §32-1401
     WL= AZ-ST-ANN

  2. Arizona Revised Statutes
     Charlottesville, VA: Lexis Law Publishing
     KFA2429 .A75 LAW RESV (Retain latest edition)
     Cite=A.R.S. §32-1401
     WL=AZ-ST LEX=AZCODE ALIS=AZ Revised Statutes Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
     Unannotated

  3. Arizona Historical Codes
     The law library owns most of the historical Arizona and Arizona territorial codes. They are located in the LAW RARE and the LAW STATE collections. Please see Arizona Legal Research Guide, Kathy Shimpock and Marianne Alcorn, Buffalo, NY: Hein, 1992. KFA 2475 .S55 1992 LAW RESERVE for a listing of the historical codes.  

• Journals
  1. Journal of the House of Representatives
     Phoenix, AZ: 1921-
     KFA2418 .A6 LAW STATE

  2. Journal of the Senate
     Phoenix, AZ: 1921-
     KFA2418 .A5 LAW STATE

• Uniform Laws
  1. Uniform Laws Annotated
     St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Co., 1968-
     KF165 .A5 1968 LAW RESV
     WL=ULA LEXIS=2NDARY
  2. National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
     http://www.nccusl.org/
     Website contains drafts of current drafting projects and most final uniform acts. 
  3. University of Pennsylvania in association with NCCUSL also maintains this website
     http://www.law.upenn.edu/library/ulc/ulc.htm 
     Drafts of uniform and model acts. Official site of Uniform Law Commissioners. Drafted primarily by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and the American Law Institute. 
  4. ARS Index - "Uniform Laws"

• Other Library Collections in Phoenix area for Statutory Research

1. State Law and Research Library, 1700 W. Washington, (602)542-3701, 8-5 M-F
   http://www.lib.az.us/is

   Contains all of the necessary Arizona statutory materials for historical/legislative research. See “Historical ARS” collection. Also has statutes of all 50 states; keep some superseded materials.

2. Clerks of the House and Senate, 1700 W. Washington
   Provide access to Arizona bill and committee files. See pathfinder “Arizona Legislative History: a Research Guide” for more information.

Court Rules

• Arizona Rules of Court: State and Federal
  St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Co., 1977-
  KFA2430 1956 .A2 Rules LAW CORE/RESV/READ/STATE
  Cite=Ariz. R. Civ. P. 66
  WL=AZRULES LEXIS=AZRULE ALIS = AZ Revised Statutes
  Unannotated

• Arizona Rules of Court Annotated
  Charlottesville, VA:Lexis Law Publishing, Annual
  KFA2429 .A75 Rules LAW RESV
  One volume annotated

• Arizona Revised Statutes Annotated
  St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Co.
  KFA2430 1956 .A2x LAW CORE/RESV/READ/STATE
  Volumes 16, 17, 17A, 17B

• Arizona Rules of Court http://www.supreme.state.az.us/rules

  Links to current rules, amendments to the rules that do not yet appear in the current rules and rule change petitions currently pending before the Supreme Court.

Case Law

• Arizona Court System
  1. Courts of Limited Jurisdiction
     Decisions are not generally reported, but information is available from 137 of 180 courts in Arizona at this website maintained by the Arizona Judicial Branch.  Unfortunately, many courts in Maricopa County are not online yet.  Public access to court information can be found at http://www.supreme.state.az.us/publicaccess/

     See also:
     Pima County Consolidated Justice Courts: http://jp.co.pima.az.us/
     Scottsdale City Court: http://www.ci.scottsdale.az.us/courts/
     Tempe Municipal Court: http://www.tempe.gov/court/court.htm
     Tucson City Court: http://www.ci.tucson.az.us/courts/

  2. Trial Court
     Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County:http://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/
     Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County Self Service Center: http://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/ssc/Superior
     Court of Arizona in Pima County: http://www.sc.co.pima.az.us/
     
  3. Appeals Court
     Division One 6/2000  http://www.cofad1.state.az.us/  
     Division Two (last two years)  http://www.apltwo.ct.state.az.us/
     
  4. Supreme Court 12/23/97 to date http://www.supreme.state.az.us
     
  5. Arizona Federal Courts
     United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit: opinions 1990- http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/COURTS/9th.html
     United States District Court for the District of Arizona (last two years): http://www.azd.uscourts.gov/

• Slip Opinions

  The Supreme Court prints and distributes slip opinions. The ASU Law Library keeps them uncataloged in the Reserve Collection for one year.

• Advance Sheets
  1. Arizona Advance Reports
     Provo, UT: Code Co., 1988- (Biweekly)
     KFA2457 .A8 LAW RESV
     Retain issues until cases published in Arizona Reports
     Cite=207 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 3
     WL=AZ-CS LEX=AZCASE Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
     Publication lag: 2 weeks or less
     Arizona Index
     KFA2457 .A81 LAW RESV

  2. Arizona Business Gazette
     Phoenix, AZ: Phoenix Newspapers, 1980- (Weekly)
     K1 .R5222 LAW PER
     Retained for 6 months in Reserve
     WL = AZ BUSGAZ LEXIS = NEWS-ARIZ
     http://www.azcentral.com/abgnews/

• Reporter
  1. Arizona Reports
     St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Co., 1866-
     KFA2445 .A2 LAW CORE/READ/STATE
     Cite=50 Ariz. 123
     WL=AZ-CS (1885- ) LEX=AZCASE (1898- ) Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
     Publication lag for reporters: 3-5 volumes/year
     Official advance sheets 4 times a year with Pacific Reporter

  2. Pacific Reporter
     St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Co., 1883-
     KF135 .P2 P3 LAW CORE/READ/STATE
     Cite=109 P.2d 43
     Advance sheets weekly

•  Digests

1. West’s Arizona Digest 2d
   St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Co., 1991-
   KFA2457 .A7 1991 LAW CORE/READ/RESV/STATE
   Arizona cases from state and federal courts 1866-

2. West’s Arizona Law Finder
   St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Co., 1993-
   KFA2461 .W47 LAW CORE/READ/RESV/STATE
   Retain latest edition

3. West’s Pacific Digest
   St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Co., 1895-
   KFA135 .P21 P3 LAW CORE

    

• Records and Briefs
  
  
  1. Records and Briefs, Arizona Court of Appeals
     • Division 1, Civil 1961- ; Criminal 1965-
       Uncataloged LAW MICROFORMS
       Cite=1 CA-CV 94-0271
       Time lag: Up to 2 years

     • Division 2, 1965-
       Uncataloged LAW MICROFORMS (Microfilm only)
       Cite=2 CA-CR 94-0506 2 CA-CR
       Time lag: Up to several years!

  2. Records and Briefs, Arizona Supreme Court, 1871-

     Uncataloged LAW MICROFORMS (Cabinet 39-42)
     Time lag: Up to several years!

  3. Records and Briefs of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1986-
     KF117.9 9th .A55 LAW MICROFORMS(Cabinet 36)
     Cite=91-16835
     Time lag: 3-4 terms behind

• Trial Court Reporters
  1. The Trial Reporter
     Phoenix, AZ: Trial Reporter, 1968-
     Reports summaries of all Arizona civil jury trials. Central and northern Arizona edition and southern Arizona edition. Not available in libraries open to the public. 602-276-7773

Citators and Case Finders

Shepard’s Homepage: http://www.shepards.com/

• Shepard’s Arizona Citations. Cases.
  Colorado Springs, CO: Shepard’s/McGraw Hill, 1919-
  KFA2459 .S53 LAW INDEX/READ
  Online access at http://www.law.asu.edu/shepards

• Shepard’s Arizona Citations. Statutes.
  Colorado Springs, CO: Shepard’s/McGraw Hill, 1919-
  KFA2459 .S5 LAW INDEX/READ
  Online access at http://www.law.asu.edu/shepards

• Shepard’s Arizona Case Name Citator.
  Colorado Springs, CO: Shepard’s/McGraw Hill, 1994-
  KFA2459 .S54 1994 LAW READ (not updated after 03/02)
  A compilation of case names and citations of Arizona cases decided from 1866 to the present.
  2nd edition.

• LEXIS and WESTLAW
  
  1. Citators on LEXIS
     Shepard’s
     LEXIS as a Citator - 20-101 or §20-101
     
  2. Citators on WESTLAW
     KeyCite
     WESTLAW as a Citator

• Arizona Blue and White Book
  St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Co., 1986-
  KFA2447.4 .A75 LAW INDEX
  Provides parallel citation between (to) Arizona Reports and Pacific Reporter.

Administrative Law

• Arizona Administrative Register: http://www.azsos.gov/public_services/Register/contents.shtm 4/9/99 to date
  Phoenix, AZ: Office of Secretary of State, Public Services Dept., 1981-
  KFA2436 .A76 LAW RESV
  Cite=A.A.R. 90-20 (before 1995); 1 A.A.R. 350 (after 1995)
  Weekly since 1/95 and now includes full text of rules initiated under the Administrative Procedure Act.

  Arizona Administrative Digest
  Phoenix, AZ: Secretary of State, Public Services Dept., 1976-80
  KFA2436 .A75 LAW STATE

• Arizona Administrative Code http://www.azsos.gov/public_services/Table_of_Contents.htm Supp.96-1 to date
  Phoenix, AZ: Secretary of State, 1975-
  KFA2435 1974 .A23 LAW RESV
  Cite=A.A.C. R3-1-50
  WL=AZ-ADC; AZ-REGTRK LEX=AZADMN; AZRGTR
  Publication lag=4-6 months from issuance of regulation to its publication

• Executive Publications
  1. Governor - Executive Orders and Proclamations http://www.governor.state.az.us/global/executive_orders.htm, Arizona Legislative Service, Arizona Administrative Register; Veto Messages - Arizona Legislative Service.

  2. Secretary of State http://www.azsos.gov Publishes the Arizona Administrative Code , the Arizona Administrative Register and Uniform Commercial Code Filings

  3. Attorney General http://www.attorney_general.state.az.us/opinions 1994 to date
     Opinions of the Attorney General
     Phoenix, AZ: Dept. Of Law, Attorney General, 1955-
     KFA2840 .A552 LAW RESV
     Cite=R90-001; I79-181
     WL=1977- LEX=AZAG (9/75- ) Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
     CD ROM=West’s Premise has AG opinions from 9/77-

  4. Corporation Commission http://www.cc.state.az.us/
     1. Retains the public records of all corporations doing business within Arizona: annual reports, articles of incorporation, licenses for foreign corporations, etc. This information is available from the commission or via “StarPas”, a direct access system or online.
        WL=AZ-CORP; AZSEC-ADMIN; AZ-PUR
        LEX=INCORP-AZSOS; AZSEC; AZPUR

     2. Sets rules, regulations and orders regarding public service corporations (utilities, securities); investigates and holds hearings on rate setting.

     For a more comprehensive listing of Arizona administrative agencies, boards and commissions, see Arizona Legal Research Guide, Kathy Shimpock-Vieweg and Marianne Alcorn, Buffalo, NY: Hein, 1992; KFA2475 .S55 1992 LAW RESV.

State Bar Materials

http://www.azbar.org

• Arizona Attorney http://www.myazbar.org/AZAttorney/ 2/97 to date
  Phoenix, AZ: State Bar of Arizona, 1988-
  K1 .R51 LAW PER/MF (Microform)
  Monthly (except August/September)
  Current issues at circulation
  WL = AZATT LEX = AZATTY
  Arizona Bar Journal
  Phoenix, AZ: State Bar of Arizona, 6/65-88
  K1 .R5 LAW PER

• Membership Directory http://www.myazbar.org/Members/Memberfinder
  Phoenix, AZ: State Bar of Arizona
  KF192 .A7S71 LAW REF
  Latest edition on Reserve

• Ethics Opinions http://www.myazbar.org/Ethics 1985-
  Phoenix, AZ: State Bar of Arizona, 1954-
  KFA2476.5 .S77 LAW RESV

• Arizona Ethics Desk Reference
  Phoenix, AZ: State Bar of Arizona, 1995-
  KFA2476.5 .S78 LAW RESV

• Continuing Legal Education (CLE)Materials

  Over 300 publications are listed in ASU’s catalog under State Bar of Arizona. Most current state bar materials are on RESV. The rest are in the STATE collection. Titles include: Arizona Construction Law, Recommended Arizona Jury Instructions, Arizona Probate Code Practice Manual, Arizona Appellate Handbook, Arizona Civil Remedies, Arizona Attorneys’ Fees Manual, Arizona Environmental Law Manual, Arizona Liability Insurance Law, A Guide to Arizona Securities Law, Arizona Workers’ Compensation Handbook, Arizona Courts Manual, Arizona Courtroom Evidence Manual, and Criminal Law of Arizona.

  CLE materials are also published by a number of other publishers including National Business Institute (NBI), Professional Education Systems, Maricopa County Bar Association, Professional Publishing Group, etc.

Forms

Arizona Legal Forms 3rd ed. St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Co., 2002-
KFA2468 .A75x LAW RESV/READ/STATE
For forms from Superior Court Self Service Center see also: http://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov/ssc/forms/forms_available.asp

Practice Guides and Treatises

• Arizona Appellate Handbook
  Phoenix, AZ: State Bar of Arizona, 1978-
  KFA 2995.A97 LAW RESV
  
• Arizona Attorney Fees Manual
  Phoenix, AZ: State Bar of Arizona, 2003-
  KFA 2477.5 .F4 A7 2003 LAW RESV
  Loislaw
  
• Arizona Civil Rules Handbook
  St. Paul, MN: West Publishing, 1999
  KFA 2929.A192 1999 LAW RESV
  
• Arizona Community Property Law
  Rochester, NY: Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, 1995
  KFA2497 .S44 1995 LAW RESV
  
• Arizona Construction Law 2nd ed.
  Phoenix, AZ: State Bar of Arizona, c1994
  KFA 2675 .H67 1994 LAW RESV
  
• Arizona DUI: A Manual for Police, Judges and Lawyers
  Charlottesville, VA: Lexis Publishing Annual
  KFA 2697.8 A75 L35 LAW RESV
  KFA 2697.8 A75 L35 LAW CDROMS
  
• Arizona Employment Law Handbook
  Phoenix, AZ: State Bar of Arizona, 1995-
  KFA 2734 .R65 LAW RESV
  
• Arizona Environmental Law Manual
  Phoenix, AZ: State Bar of Arizona, 1995-
  KFA 2754.A974 1995 LAW RESV
  
• Arizona Juvenile Law and Practice
  St. Paul MN: West Publishing Co., Annual
  KFA 2995 .J34 LAW RESV
  
• Arizona Landlord’s Deskbook 4th ed.
  Phoenix, Ariz.: Consumer Law Books Publishing House, c2002.
  KFA 2517 .Z9 C37 LAW RESV

• Arizona Law of Medical Malpractice
  Phoenix, AZ: Medilex Co., 1983-
  KFA2726.3 .S83 LAW RESV

• Arizona Litigation Guide, 4th ed.
  Phoenix, AZ: Maricopa County Bar Association, 2002.
  KFA 2930 .A85 LAW RESV

• Arizona Probate Code Practice Manual, 4th ed.
  Phoenix, AZ: State Bar of AZ, 2000-
  KFA2544 .A97 LAW RESV
  

• Arizona Real Estate Law: Answers to Common Legal Questions
  Phoenix, AZ: Jones Osborn, 2003
  KFA 2512 .O8 2003, LAW RESV STATE

• Arizona Rental Rights: a guide book for tenants, landlords and mobile home users 3rd ed.
  Baldwin Park, CA: Gem Guides Book, Co.,c.l993
  KFA 2517 .Z9 P47 1993 LAW RESV

• Arizona Trial Handbook
  ST. Paul, MN: West Group, 1997
  KFA 2938 .C66 1997 LAW RESV

• Civil Trial Practice
  St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Co., 1986
  KFA2938 .S61 1986 LAW RESV
  Arizona Practice Vol. 2; kept up to date by pocket supplement

• Corporate Practice
  [n.p.]: Lawyers Cooperative Publishing, 2002-
  KFA 2610.C6 LAW RESV

• Guide to Research Resources for Legislative Staff
  Phoenix, AZ: The Arizona Legislative Council, 1996
  LGS.8 x R37 LAW GOV DOCS

• Law of Evidence
  St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Co., 1991
  KFA2940 .U3 1991 LAW RESV
  Arizona Practice Vol. 1; kept up to date with pocket supplement

• The Law of Negligence in Arizona 3rd ed.
  Lexis Law Publishing, 2003
  KFA 2596 .L36 LAW RESV

• Marriage Dissolution Practice
  St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Co., 1988
  KFA2500 .S65 1988 LAW RESV/STATE
  Arizona Practice Vol. 3; kept up to date with pocket supplement

Legal Newspapers and Periodicals

• Arizona Attorney
  http://www.myazbar.org/AZAttorney/ 2/97 to date
  Phoenix, AZ: State Bar of Arizona, 1988-
  K1 .R51 LAW PER
  WL = AZATT LEX = AZATTY
  
• Arizona Business Gazette
  http://www.azcentral.com/abgnews/
  Phoenix, AZ: Phoenix Newspapers, 1980-
  K1 .R5222 LAW PER (Retain 6 months in RESV)
  HC107 .A6 A767x FOLIO X HAYDEN SERIAL (9/30/80- )
  WL = AZBUSGAZ LEX = NEWS-ARIZ Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe 

• Arizona Capitol Times 
  http://www.azcapitoltimes.com/ (Fulltext 2002-present)
  Phoenix, AZ: Arizona News Service, 1982-
  K1 .R5223 LAW PER (Retain 6 months in RESV)
  AN 2 .P5 A63x FOLIO HAYDEN ARIZ/GOVD (6/2/82- )
  
• Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law
  http://www.law.arizona.edu/Journals/AJICL/ (Journal website)
  Hein-On-Line (Link to fulltext from 1982-2003; Must be on campus or have an ASU library card to use):
  Tucson, Az: College of Law of the University of Arizona, 1982-
  WL = AZJICL LEX = AJICL Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe

• Arizona Law Review
  http://www.law.arizona.edu/Journals/ALR/default.htm (Journal website)
  Hein-On-Line (Link to fulltext from 1946-2003; Must be on campus or have an ASU library card to use):
  Tucson, AZ: College of Law, University of Arizona, 1959-
  K1 .R5227 LAW PER
  WL = AZLR LEX = AZLR Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe

• Arizona State Law Journal
  http://www.law.asu.edu/Journal (Journal website)
  Hein-On-Line (Link to fulltext from 1969-2003; Must be on campus or have an ASU library card to use): 
  Tempe, AZ: College of Law, Arizona State University, 1974-
  K1 .R532 LAW PER
  WL = AZSLJ LEX = ASLJ Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe

• Business Journal
  http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix (Fulltext 1996-present)
  Phoenix, AZ: American City Business Journals, 1987-
  K2 .U715 LAW PER (Retain 6 months in RESV)
  HC108 .P55 B8x FOLIO HAYDEN SERIAL (1987- )
  WL = BUSJPHNX LEX = NEWS-PBJ

• Maricopa Lawyer
  http://www.maricopabar.org/maricopa-lawyer/mlindex.shtml
  Phoenix, AZ: Maricopa County Bar Association, 1982-
  K13 .A68 LAW PER (Retain 5 years in RESV)

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Last Updated: October 4, 2005