Legal Research Resources
California Legal Resources
Board of Equalization
- BOE Business Taxes and Property Tax Annotations
- BOE Business Taxes and Property Taxes Law Guides
- BOE/Committee Meetings & Related Information
- BOE Formal & Memorandum Opinions
- Franchise & Income Tax Formal Legal Opinions (1930 to current)
- Business & Special Taxes Memorandum Opinions (1967 to current)
- BOE Legislative Analyses (2001-2002 session to current)
- BOE Public Litigation Roster (by case name or tax program)
- BOE Public Records (information for public)
- BOE Rules & Regulations
- Information Resource Library (descriptions of taxes, fees, and services administered by BOE – includes a keyword search function)
California Attorney General
- Attorney General Opinions (1986 – present)
- Attorney General Opinions Index (1997 – present)
California Ballot Pamphlets
- California Ballot Initiatives (2007 to present)
- California Ballot Initiatives & Propositions Databases (1911 to 2000)
- California Ballot Pamphlets (1911 to 2010)
- California Ballot Pamphlets (1996 to present)
California Codes
California Codes Un-annotated
Deering’s California Codes Annotated
- Sacramento County Public Law Library (hard copies)
- State Law Library (hard copies)
West’s California Codes Annotated
- Sacramento County Public Law Library (hard copies)
- State Law Library (hard copies)
California Court Cases, Rules and Information
California Appellate Court Cases/ California Appellate Reports – 1st to 6th Districts
- California Courts
- Sacramento County Public Law Library
- State Law Library (hard copies)
California Court Rules and Information
California Supreme Court Cases/California Reports (1st to 4th)
- California Courts
- Sacramento County Public Law Library
- State Law Library (hard copies)
Newly Published California Appellate and Supreme Court Cases/Opinions (120 days)
Newly Unpublished California Appellate and Supreme Court Cases/Opinions (60 days)
Other CA State Agencies
California State Library Online Resources
- Newspaper articles (Newsbank), journal and magazine articles (Medline, ERIC), e-books (DSM-IV-TR), business, government, research reports (RAND), laws and regulations, statistics (RAND)
Department of General Services
Fair Political Practices Committee
- Advice Letter Database
- Opinions
- 1975 to 2006 (and full index)
California Law Treatises
California Jurisprudence 3d
- Sacramento County Public Law Library (hard copies)
- State Law Library (hard copies)
Witkin – Summary of California Law, California Procedure & Evidence
- Sacramento County Public Law Library (hard copies)
- State Law Library (hard copies)
California Legislative Bill History
- California State Archives (Legislative Resources)
1020 "O" Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 653-2246, Fax: (916) 653-7363
E-mail: ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov - Legislative Counsel (1993 to present)
California Legislature Final Histories
- California State Archives (Legislative Resources)
1020 "O" Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 653-2246, Fax: (916) 653-7363
E-mail: ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov - California State Assembly and Senate Final Histories (1881 to 2005) http://192.234.213.35/clerkarchive/
California Regulations
California Code of Regulations
- Office of Administrative Law
- Sacramento County Public Law Library (hard copies)
- State Law Library (hard copies)
California Regulatory Notice Register
- Office of Administrative Law (2009 – current)
- Office of Administrative Law (2002 – 2008)
California State Assembly and Senate Journals
- California State Assembly Chief Clerk Archives
- Journal of the Assembly – 1849 to 2005
- Journal of the Senate – 1849 to 1851
- California State Archives (Legislative Resources)
1020 "O" Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 653-2246, Fax: (916) 653-7363
E-mail: ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov - State Law Library (hard copies)
California Statues
- California State Assembly Chief Clerk Archives (1850 to 2008)
- Sacramento County Public Law Library (hard copies)
- State Law Library (hard copies)
Franchise Tax Board
Federal Legal Resources
Congressional Bills and Reports
- THOMAS – Library of Congress
- Congressional Bill Text – 101st Congress (1989) to present
- Congressional Bill Status & Summary – 93rd Congress (1973) to present
- Congressional Record – 101st Congress (1989) to present
- Treaties – 90th Congress (1967) to present
- Committee Reports – 104th Congress (1995) to present
Federal Laws and Regulations
- U.S. Government Printing Office
- Congressional Public and Private Laws – 104th Congress (1995) to present
- United States Code – 1994 to 2006 Editions
- Code of Federal Regulations – 1996 to present
- Federal Register – 1994 to present
- Sacramento County Public Law Library (Federal Resources)
- State Law Library
Additional Legal Resources
Other States’ Legal Resources
Miscellaneous Legal Resources