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/
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
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
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
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(Official) St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Co., 1956- KFA2430 1956 .A2 LAW CORE/RESV/READ/STATE KFA2430 LAW STATE (Superseded from 1913- ) Cite=A.R.S. §32-1401 WL= AZ-ST-ANN
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
Journal of the House of Representatives Phoenix, AZ: 1921- KFA2418 .A6 LAW STATE
Journal of the Senate Phoenix, AZ: 1921- KFA2418 .A5 LAW STATE
Uniform Laws
Uniform Laws Annotated St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Co., 1968- KF165 .A5 1968 LAW RESV WL=ULA LEXIS=2NDARY
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws http://www.nccusl.org/ Website contains drafts of current drafting projects and most final uniform acts.
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.
ARS Index - "Uniform Laws"
Other Library Collections in Phoenix area for Statutory Research
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.
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
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
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/
The Supreme Court prints and distributes slip opinions. The ASU Law Library keeps them uncataloged in the Reserve Collection for one year.
Advance Sheets
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
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
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
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
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-
West’s Arizona Law Finder St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Co., 1993- KFA2461 .W47 LAW CORE/READ/RESV/STATE Retain latest edition
West’s Pacific Digest St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Co., 1895- KFA135 .P21 P3 LAW CORE
Records and Briefs
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!
Records and Briefs, Arizona Supreme Court, 1871-
Uncataloged LAW MICROFORMS (Cabinet 39-42) Time lag: Up to several years!
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
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
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
Citators on LEXIS Shepard’s LEXIS as a Citator - 20-101 or §20-101
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 Codehttp://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
Secretary of State http://www.azsos.gov Publishes the Arizona Administrative Code , the Arizona Administrative Register and Uniform Commercial Code Filings
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-
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
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.
Arizona Attorneyhttp://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
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.
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
