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Main Library - Business, Law, and Government Services Section
SOURCES OF STATE LAW
Print and Electronic
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The following sources of state law are available in the Business, Law, and Government Services Section of the Broward County Main Library.
STATUTORY LAW
(Legislation)
www.leg.state.fl.us
www.floridalawonline.net/const.html
www.floridalawonline.net/legis.html
Bills, Laws, Statutes, and Codes
Bills of the Florida Legislature
www.leg.state.fl.us/session
Florida House and Senate bills may be found at the Online Sunshine website listed above.
Slip Laws
www.leg.state.fl.us
Newly-passed Florida acts are first published as slip laws in unbound pamphlet form. The slip laws are available at the Online Sunshine website listed above.
Laws of Florida
www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes
The BLG Section has an historical collection of the Laws of Florida. These annual bound volumes contain the general and special acts and resolutions adopted by the Florida Legislature. The laws are arranged in chronological order, as passed. This is also available at the Online Sunshine website listed above.
Florida Statutes
www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes
The BLG Section has an historical collection of print copies of Florida Statutes, which is the official codification of the laws of Florida. The laws are arranged according to subject matter. The Florida Statutes are also available at the Online Sunshine website listed above.
Florida Statutes Annotated
The BLG Section has an annotated edition of the Florida Statutes, which contains references to Florida judicial cases and other related legal sources in addition to the text of the Florida Statutes. It is updated with an annual supplement.
Legislative Histories
Florida Legislature Final Legislative Bill Information
This annual document, formerly titled History of Legislation, is published at the end of each Florida legislative session. It contains a history of House and Senate bills as well as a citator and a subject index to bills of both houses. The bill history section is arranged consecutively by bill number. The BLG Section has an historical collection of this publication going back several decades.
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
EXECUTIVE LAW
(Executive Orders and Proclamations)
www.flgov.com/orders_search
www.floridaonline.net/exec.html
The BLG Section does not have a print collection of the Executive Orders and Proclamations of the Governor of the State of Florida, but this information is available on the websites listed above.
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
REGULATORY
(Rules)
www.flrules.org
Regulations
Florida Administrative Weekly
www.flrules.org
The BLG Section receives this weekly publication, which includes the full text of proposed rules, notices of changes, emergency rules, and other regulations of Florida regulatory agencies. This is also available online at the Florida Administrative Weekly and Florida Administrative Code website listed above.
Florida Administrative Code Annotated
www.flrules.org
This compilation of the rules and regulations of the Florida regulatory agencies, as filed with the Florida Department of State, is now available online at the Florida Administrative Weekly and Florida Administrative Code website listed above.
CASE LAW
(Court Opinions)
www.flcourts.org
www.floridalawonline.net/courts.html
County Courts and Florida Circuit Courts
Florida Supplement
The BLG Section has the complete set of this printed publication. Included in these volumes are decisions of the lower courts in the State of Florida (circuit courts and county courts) as well as decisions of Florida administrative agencies and commissions. Unfortunately, most decisions of the lower courts are not published and are only available at the local courthouses.
Florida District Courts of Appeal and Florida Supreme Court
Southern Reporter
www.flcourts.org
www.floridasupremecourt.org/decisions/index.shtml
The BLG Section has a complete set of this publication, which began in 1887. This series includes state appellate cases from Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi as well as Florida.
Indexes by Case Name
Shepard's Florida Case Names Citator
This compilation of case names and citations for Florida cases covers 1940 to the present.
Digests
Florida Supplement Digest
This digest is a finding tool for the Florida Supplement.
West's Florida Digest
This digest is a finding tool for the Southern Reporter, Federal Supplement, Federal Reporter, etc.
Citation Books (for "Shepardizing")
Shepard's Florida Citations
A citation is a reference in a later (citing) case to an earlier (cited) case. This is a compilation of citations to Florida court cases.
RULES OF COURT
www.floridalawonline.net/courts.html
Florida Rules of Court - State
his is a compilation of court rules governing state practice in
Florida. It includes Florida rules of civil and criminal procedure,
as well as the rules of appellate procedure, traffic court, and small-
claims court.
FLORIDA ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINIONS
Annual Report of the Attorney General
http://legal.firn.edu/opinions
www.floridalawonline.net/exec.html
The Attorney General of the State of Florida is the chief legal officer of the state. He provides legal opinions to governmental agencies on matters of statutory interpretation. His opinions are advisory only and are not binding in a court of law.
The BLG Section has an historical print collection of the opinions of the Attorney General of Florida. The opinions are also available online at the websites listed above.
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