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Federal Laws & Regulations
Currently in-force laws or statutes are available from several sources. Remember to check the pocket supplements for the very latest amendments and annotations.
Federal Laws
The official United States Code is published by the federal government and is located in the Government Documents Section.
United States Code Annotated
Provides text of all current law in codified form (fifty broad topics) along with annotations to relevant court decisions and references to West Topic and Key Numbers. Pocket parts are issued annually and descriptive word indices provide easy access.
KF62 1927 .W45
United States Code Service
Same coverage as the above title and cross-references Lawyer's Cooperative publications.
KF62 1972 .L38
U.S. Code Congressional & Administrative News
Excellent source of text for all newly enacted federal laws. For significant legislation, selected publications in the legislative history of the law will be reproduced.
KF48 .W45
United States Law Week
Weekly updates on current federal legislation, Supreme Court decisions, and other governmental actions.
K25 .N53
Federal Regulations
Code of Federal Regulations
A codification of all adopted executive and administrative rules and regulations originally published in the Federal Register. Arranged into broad topic groups or titles similar to the system used in the USC. Each volume of the CFR is revised annually; check the front cover to determine how recent the last revision is. A general index provides some subject access, but is mainly by agency name.
Documents Reserve
Federal Register
Published daily during the week. Includes the full text of Presidential proclamations and Executive Orders and any notice, order, regulation or similar document promulgated by federal administrative agencies. The final regulations are later codified and published in the CFR. Includes a subject index, but is very general and usually by agency. The index is published separately at monthly, quarterly and yearly intervals. Index references are to page numbers and a separate chart of page numbers and corresponding issue date is very useful in locating the specific issue desired.
Documents AE 2.106
LSA. List of CFR Section Affected
Monthly with annual cumulations for specific title groups published in March (Titles 17-27), June (Titles 22-41), September (Titles 42-50) and December (Titles 1-16). Essential in locating recent revisions to CFR sections.
Documents Reserve
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