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Washington State Administrative Law Research:
Administrative Law Research for Other States
Updated Feb. 13, 2009.
Prepared by Cheryl Nyberg; updated by Tania Schriwer, Law Librarianship
Intern.
Most state administrative systems parallel the federal and Washington models.
Books
The Bluebook: A Uniform System of
Citation, 18th ed. KF245.U5 2005 at Reference Area & Reference Office
Table 1, United States Jurisdictions,
identifies the name and abbreviation of each state's administrative code and
register.
BNA’s Directory of State Administrative Codes and Registers,
2d ed. KF85.M55 1995 at Reference Office
Provides detailed tables of
contents.
State Administrative Law Bibliography: Print and Electronic
Sources. KF5406.A1N93 2000 at Reference Office
Identifies print and online sources of
state regulations and administrative agency decisions.
Online Sources
The
American Bar Association's Administrative
Procedure Database Archive at Florida State University College of Law
contains text and links to state administrative procedure acts.
Many state codes, registers, and administrative decisions are available
on LexisNexis, Westlaw, and/or the Internet; see the vendors’ database
directories for specific contents.
Links to state codes, registers, and government manuals on the Internet
are provided by the
National Association of Secretaries of State.
The Law Librarians'
Society of the District of Columbia guide to State Legislatures,
State Laws and State Regulations is another useful source.