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UNITED STATES
  • FEDERAL
  • STATE
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    PACIFIC REGION

  • WASHINGTON STATE
  • KING COUNTY
  • CITY OF SEATTLE
  • BRITISH COLUMBIA
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    FEDERAL


    TITLE ADDRESS DESCRIPTION
    United States Code http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/ Entire U.S. Code. View text by section or use search engine to find words or phrases. Includes table of popular law names.
    Thomas Guide http://thomas.loc.gov/ Browse and search bills, the Congressional Record, and committee information. Search by bill number or word/phrase. Extensive links to other government information, such as House and Senate directories, historical documents, and Library of Congress pages with legislative, judicial, and executive links.
    Searchable Federal Register http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
    National Archives and Records Administration United States Constitution http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/
    U.S. Supreme Court Decisions http://www.romingerlegal.com/supreme.htm
    U.S. Court of Appeals Decisions http://www.romingerlegal.com/appeals.htm
    U.S. House of Representatives http://www.house.gov/Welcome.html
     

     

    STATES


    Web Page ADDRESS DESCRIPTION
    Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute: Constitutions, Statutes, and Codes http://www.law.cornell.edu/statutes.html Scroll down the page about half-way for a links to laws in all 50 States. Well-organized and well-maintained.
     

     

    WASHINGTON STATE


    Web Page ADDRESS DESCRIPTION
    Washington State Bill Information http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/ Search current bills, Revised Code of Washington, Washington Administrative Code, and the State Register. Full text of all resources.
    Legislative Information http://search.leg.wa.gov/basic/textsearch/default.asp Search amendments, Attorney General opinions, Initiatives, Referendas, etc.
    Access Washington http://access.wa.gov/ Comprehensive site with access to most official State information available on the Web. Browse by topic/section or search by word/phrase.
    Find-it Washington http://find-it.wa.gov/ Washington State Library's collection of online search tools to help citizens find government information.
     

    KING COUNTY

     
    Web Page ADDRESS DESCRIPTION
    King County Code http://www.metrokc.gov/mkcc/Code/index.htm Code can be viewed via PDF, but not searched.
    Yahoo's links to Washington State Counties http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/U_S__States/Washington/Counties_and_Regions/ Links to all the counties, many of which have mounted their codes on the Web.

     

    CITY OF SEATTLE


    Web Page ADDRESS DESCRIPTION
    Seattle Municipal Code http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/~public/code1.htm Searchable database of all general and permanent ordinances of the City of Seattle except for the building, fire, electrical, mechanical, and boiler codes, which are available in print at the City Clerk's Office. The electronic version includes the diagrams and location maps in Title 23, the Land Use Code, but does not include zoning maps, or graphics from parts of the code.

     

    BRITISH COLUMBIA


    WEB PAGE ADDRESS DESCRIPTION
    Legislative Assembly of British Columbia http://www.legis.gov.bc.ca/ Text of Revised Statutes, regulations, bills, debates, orders, proceedings, speeches. Statutes can be searched as well as browsed.
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