1. June 2015

2.  Federal: ◦ President ◦ Cabinet ◦ Administrative Agencies  Examples: Patent office, SEC, IRS  Code of Federal Regulations  Specific forms and procedures

3. Federal – http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide/federal/usexec.php http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide/federal/usexec.php – www.gpo.gov / www.gpo.gov/fdsys www.gpo.govwww.gpo.gov/fdsys – www.whitehouse.gov www.whitehouse.gov – www.usa.gov www.usa.gov – http://www.uspto.gov/ http://www.uspto.gov/ – www.sec.gov (EDGAR) www.sec.gov

4.  Administrative regulations (CFR)  Executive orders  Executive Proclamations  Federal register  Administrative “actions” (administrative cases)

5.  28 C.F.R. § 1.2

6.  Whitehouse.gov ◦ “Briefing Room”  Presidential Actions

7.  The Federal Register is the main source for the U.S. federal government agencies':  Proposed new rules and regulationsregulations  Final rules  Changes to existing rules  Notices of meetings and adjudicatory proceedings  Presidential documents including Executive orders, proclamations and administrative orders.

8.  https://www.federalregister.gov https://www.federalregister.gov  www.gpo.gov/fdsys www.gpo.gov/fdsys  Let’s take a look at both and compare

9. State – Governor Executive orders and proclamations – State Agencies: Examples: Contractor’s State License Board, Secretary of State, Department of Consumer Affairs Cal. Admin. Code Specific forms and procedures – Local Executive Local ordinances/municipal codes

10.  www.ca.gov www.ca.gov  www.statelocalgov.net www.statelocalgov.net  www.usa.gov www.usa.gov  http://ccr.oal.ca.gov http://ccr.oal.ca.gov  http://www.municode.com/Library

11.  State: www.ca.govwww.ca.gov ◦ State agencies (left side of screen)  Governor: www.gov.ca.govwww.gov.ca.gov ◦ Executive orders (Under Newsroom tab)  CCR--California Code of Regulations: regulations that have been formally adopted by state agencies  http://ccr.oal.ca.gov/ (do not use www) http://ccr.oal.ca.gov/

13.  On previous screen, link on Federal Administrative Decisions…..  At end of top list, see Executive Office of President and link

14.  “Browse”—State Materials  Select California  Select Regulations for CCR  Select Administrative Decisions and Guidance for all others.

16.  http://www.municode.com/Library  Government Web site

17.  Westlaw  Free Sources

18.  http://www.ilrg.com/