From Abbeville to Zebulon: Resources for the Georgia Legal Researcher Anne Burnett, J.D., M.L.I.S. Alexander Campbell King Law Library University of Georgia.

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From Abbeville to Zebulon: Resources for the Georgia Legal Researcher Anne Burnett, J.D., M.L.I.S. Alexander Campbell King Law Library University of Georgia School of Law

Statutes & Legislative Materials Current code Historic codes Legislation Bill tracking Legislative history

Current Code Google “Georgia code” Lexis Free, Searchable Unannotated, Caveats

Alternative?

Fastcase

Historic Georgia Digests and Codes

Georgia Legislation

Historic Legislative Documents (session laws) “Georgia Government Publications” o 2000 – present o PDF “Georgia Legislative Documents” o o Searchable o HTML

Bill Tracking General Assembly Georgia Legislative Navigator Open States (multi- state)

Legislative History Georgia General Assembly site o Bill text, status, votes, videos Georgia State University Law Review’s Peach Sheets GPB Lawmakers, 2009 – present House & Senate Journals, present

Case Law Georgia Supreme Court Georgia Court of Appeals Other free or low cost online tools

GA Supreme Court Moving window for opinions: current and prior years only “Summaries of Noteworthy Opinions” Forthcoming opinions Oral argument videos: current term only

Ga Ct of Appeals Opinions from 2007-present searchable: Docket/Case Inquiry System o Ct of Appeals Docket # o Trial Court # o Name o Date range Docket info 1999 – present

“Official” = bound volumes and advance sheets

Google Scholar

It’s a Citator Legal opinions in Google Scholar are provided for informational purposes only and should not be relied on as a substitute for legal advice from a licensed lawyer. Google does not warrant that the information is complete or accurate.

Bad Law Bot

Court Rules

Georgia Administrative Law Current regulations at SOS site Proposed regs?

Proposed Regulations Georgia Register? O.C.G.A Monthly Bulletin subscription Agency sites

Historic Regulations Agency Replaced pages Westlaw 2014, 2013, 2012 Lexis back to 2004 Come to Athens

AG Opinions

Local Codes Municode! Free* Reliable

Supplements & archives

Forms Administrative Office of the Courts Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority

Ga Gov’t Portal

Secretary of State Corporations Divis’n

Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority Search UCC, real estate and lien filings All Georgia Counties Fee-based*