Washoe County Law Library

California and Others State Law and Courts

This collection of California and Other States' websites provides links to codes, regulations, legislation, courts, and government agencies.

California Laws & Legislation

• California Codes and Law
• California Code of Regulations
• California Constitution
• California Legislative Counsel - bills, other publications

California Supreme Court & Appellate Courts

• Supreme Court of California
• California Appellate Courts
• California Appellate Opinions
• Case Information System
• Findlaw: California Cases - free supreme court and appellate cases

California Trial Courts

• California Courts Self-Help Center
• California Judicial Council forms
• Court Rules (undergoing major revision)
• California Superior Courts and Judges

United States Courts in California

• US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Ninth Circuit-Opinions (opinions since 1990)
• US Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of California
• US District Court, Northern District of California

California Government

State Government


• State of California website
• California Attorney General
  • California AG Opinions - 1986 on
• Secretary of State - business filings in California
• Department of Health Services - vital records
• Your Public Law Libraries - California law libraries

Local Government


• California Local Codes and Charters
• Eldorado County, California - code
• South Lake Tahoe, California - code

Other States' Laws and Courts Law and Legislation (not Nevada or California)

• State Laws - indexed by the Social Law Library
• State Legislatures, State Laws and State Regulation- indexed by Law Librarians
• Uniform Laws - The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws- Drafts of Uniform and Model Acts

State Courts


• Court Rules, Forms & Dockets - state and federal court rules, forms and dockets from LLRX
• State Court Websites - National Center for State Courts
• State Court's by Jurisdiction - many courts have current cases online

State and Local Government


• Muni.Code.com local codes available online
• Municipal Code Web Library - from Lexis/Nexis
• Sterling Codifiers - state and local codes online