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Laws and Regulations: Sources for the United States and Idaho

Statutory Law

U.S. Laws - Internet Sources

http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/nara005.html
From the National Archives & Records Administration. Beginning with the 104th Congress, 1995-

http://thomas.loc.gov/
From the Library of Congress. 93rd Congress, 1973-
Look for "Public Laws By Law Number"

http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/cong013.html
U.S. Code. (From GPO Access)

U.S. Laws - Print Sources

Slip Laws. Washington: Government Printing Office.
(AE 2.110:)
First publication of new laws. Arranged by public law numbers running in sequence, beginning with each Congress. (Sample: PL 103-59) Special features are marginal notes and brief legislative histories. Slip laws are replaced by the U.S. Statutes at Large. (Can also be located in the United States Code Service Advance Series. See 1st floor, Ref KF 62 1972 L38, kept at end of set)

U.S. Statutes at Large (Stat) Washington: Government Printing Office, 1789-
(AE 2.111:)
Chronological arrangement of laws published in bound volumes. Permanent retrospective record of full texts of all public and private laws passed during a given year. Has a subject index.  Legal citation: vol. Stat. page

U.S. Code (USC) Washington: Government Printing Office.
(Y 1.2/5: latest editions in Doc Ref; earlier 1934-1987 in Storage [some under this earlier call number]Y4.J89/1:Un3/3)
Arranged by 50 broad subjects known as "titles." Contains all general and permanent laws of the U.S. currently in force. Issued every six years with cumulative annual supplements issued after each congressional session. Includes general subject indexes, list of acts by popular names, tables of statutes in force or repealed, etc. Final publication of a law. Legal citation: title USC section

United States Code Service (USCS) Lawyers edition. Rochester, NY: The Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Co. See 1st floor, Ref KF62 1972 L38)
Same information as previous source. Has additional historical notes and annotated references to court cases. Indexes at end of each title and general index at end of set. Separate volumes include Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Court Rules, Administrative Rules of Procedure. Four volumes of tables, one which includes a popular name index to laws. Kept up-to-date with cumulative pamphlets.
Advance Series. Monthly up-date to basic set. Provides slip laws, amendments to court rules, presidential proclamations, executive orders and documents, administrative regulations.
Includes a current awareness commentary and cumulative tables and indexes.

Idaho State Laws - Internet Sources

Idaho Statutes - Table of Contents. From the Idaho Legislature
http://www3.state.id.us/idstat/TOC/idstTOC.html

Idaho Statutes - Key Word Search. From the Idaho Legislature
http://www3.state.id.us/legislat/idstat.html

Idaho State Laws - Print Sources

General Laws of the State of Idaho (Session Laws)  (Idaho Session Laws) Boise: Secretary of State
(Id Docs KFI 25 .A3: Idaho doc stacks, paper 1880+ ; on fiche 1863-1888, 1890-1899)
Chronological arrangement of laws signed by the governor or passed over a veto. Arranged by chapters. Shows original bill number and date approved. Includes Senate & House memorials, Senate & House concurrent resolutions, and governors' executive orders. Indexes: alphabetical index of laws according to subject matter; code index; numerical index of laws by bill number.

Idaho Code (IC): Michie Co.
(Id Doc Ref KFI 30 1947 .A2, latest edition & supplements)
Official edition of current laws of a general and permanent nature for Idaho. Arranged in 73 subject groupings called "titles." Index at the end of each volume and at the end for the whole set (in soft covers). Has references to court cases. Up-dated by annual supplements. (v.1 contains Idaho constitution)

Idaho Code. Idaho Court Rules.
(Id Doc Ref KFI 529 .A4, latest edition)
Rules for various state and U.S. courts. Annotations are given to standard legal sources.

Idaho City Laws

Pocatello Municipal Code: A Codification of the General Ordinances of Pocatello, Idaho.
(Ida KFX 2173 .P6 A35 1983, latest in Documents Reference; earlier 1922, 1947, 1965 in Idaho Documents Stacks.)
Rules and regulations arranged by subject matter using a 3 factor decimal system designating title, chapter and section. Legislative history of sections is given in parentheses. Arranged in 17 titles [subject groupings]. Includes statutory references for Idaho cities; various tables including a list of ordinances by numbers and their disposition, ordinance history. Subject index at end. Updated with supplemental sheets.

Regulatory Law

U.S. Regulations - Internet Sources

Federal Register. From Office of the Federal Register
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html

Code of Federal Regulations. From Office of the Federal Register
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/index.html
 

U.S. Regulations - Print Sources

Federal Register (FR) Washington: Government Printing Office, 1936-
(AE 2.106: [Paper Issues]. Also on microfilm, 1950-  [For 1936-38, see AE 2.7:])
Daily listing arranged alphabetically by issuing agency. Contains all Presidential proclamations and executive orders; rules and regulations of agencies and departments; decisions of Federal agencies affecting individuals and corporate bodies. Includes information regarding proposed new rules and regulations. Also includes a "Cumulative List of Parts Affected" which is a numerical guide to titles and sections of the Code of Federal Regulations affected by amendments published in each issue.  Indexes: daily, monthly, quarterly & annual.
Paper issues are replaced by microfilm (Legal citation: vol FR page)

Federal Register Index.  Washington: Government Printing Office,
(AE 2.106: paper issues kept with set; also on microfilm)
Monthly cumulative indexes with final annual index. Topics are accessed through agency name.
CIS Federal Register Index: 1985-1988. Washington: Congressional Information Service.
(Shelved near AE 2.106:) Detailed index.

Code of Federal Regulations. (CFR) Washington: Government Printing Office. (AE 2.106/3: latest edition in Doc Ref, 3 earlier years in stacks)
Annual listing of revised codification of rules which were first published in the Federal Register. Revised annually in quarterly segments. Contains all Federal administrative rules, regulations and guidelines that are currently in force. Organized by 50 subjects groupings known as "titles." Has a separate subject index with broad subject terms. (Legal citation: title CFR section)

CFR Index and Finding Aids.
(AE 2.106/3-2: latest year in Doc Ref; earlier in stacks)
Government index to regulations as of January 1 of each year. Subject headings are broad rather than specific. Strong on agency & department names. Gives references to title and section numbers.  Tables; authorities; acts requiring publication, list of CFR titles, chapters, subchapters, and parts; and alphabetical list of agencies appearing in the CFR.
Index to the Code of Federal Regulations: 1993. Bethesda, MD: Congressional Information Service. 4 vols & Supplements
(Doc Ref KF 70 A34 I46 1993)
Commercial index which provides a comprehensive index to all federal regulations regardless of "title" in which the information appears. Has five detailed indexes.  Earlier edition: 1990.  4 vols.
United States Code Service: Index and Finding Aids to Code of Federal Regulation.
Rochester, NY: The Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Co.
(See 1st floor, Ref KF 62 1972 L38, latest year)
Subject & agency indexing. Strong subject indexing to CFR parts. "See References" is also included as a subject. Includes tables; authorities; acts requiring publications; list of CFR titles, chapters, subchapters, and parts; alphabetical list of agencies appearing in CFR for latest year.

LSA: List of CFR Sections Affected. Washington: Government Printing Office. (AE 2.106/2: latest in Doc Ref)
Monthly cumulative publication which refers from the Code of Federal Regulations to amendatory actions published in the Federal Register. Entries are by CFR title, chapter, part, and section. Each entry indicates the type of change by indicating page numbers in the Federal Register.

List of CFR Sections Affected (historical set).
(AE 1.106/2-2: have 1949-1985)

Guide to Record Retention Requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations
(AE 1.108:R 24/4, keep latest 2 years)

Idaho Regulations - Internet Source

Idaho Administrative Rules (Bulletin & Code Regulations). From Idaho Department of Administration
http://www2.state.id.us/adm/adminrules/

Idaho Regulations - Print Sources

Idaho Administrative Bulletin. Boise: State Controller.
(Id Doc Ref KFI 35.5)
Monthly listing of temporary, proposed and final rules. "Temporary rules" are listed only in this source. Cited by years and issue number. Organized by agency identification codes known as IDAPA and an agency subdivision number. Bulletins are supplements to the following source. Has a cumulative index of IDAPA listings.

Idaho Administrative Code. Boise: State Controller.
(Id Doc Ref KFI 35.5 .I282:)
Annual compilation of all final agency rules of a general and permanent nature for Idaho state agencies. "Temporary rules" are not included in this compilation.

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