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Statutes are the written laws passed by federal and state legislatures. Statutes can be published in the form of session laws which are laws (acts) published in numerical order as the laws are passed, reflecting the work of each session of congress. Statutes can also be published as codes or compiled laws that are a reflection of all the laws currently in effect at a specific point in time, by subject. Municipal Codes are the ordinances of local governments within the United States.
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The Statutes at Large is the publication containing the federal session laws.
- United States Statutes at Large
Administrator of General Services by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Service.
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Gov Docs Microfiche GS4.111: 2.
- Public Laws
Search on separate forms by keyword, public law number, bill number or citation to the statutes. This is particularly useful when searching the laws from a specific session of congress. It uses the same keyword search operators as Lexis-Nexis Academic. Dates back to 1988. CMU access only.
- Statutes at Large
Search on separate forms by keyword, public law number, chapter number, public resolution number or Statutes at Large citation; for laws back to 1789, treatises with Indian tribes 1778-1874, and treaties with foreign nations 1776-1949. Documents are in pdf format (need Adobe Acrobat to view files). CMU access only.
The United States Code is the publication containing the federal laws by subject.
- United States Code
Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House of Representatives.
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- United States Code
Online version of the code that can be browsed by title, chapter and section number.
- United States Code
Search on separate forms by keyword or USC citation. This version is particularly useful when searching for a specific citation. It uses the same keyword search operators as Lexis-Nexis Academic.
- U S Code
Offers keyword and citation searching to the U S Code, the U S Constitution and the federal rules using the same form. This version allows the greatest flexibility when doing keyword searches. It uses the same keyword search operators as Lexis Nexis Congressional.
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The CMU Library keeps session laws only for the State of Michigan.
- Public and Local Acts of the Legislature of the State of Michigan
Legislative Service Bureau.
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Session laws for the State of Michigan. Covers 1835 to present.
Each state publishes a set of codes or compiled laws. These can be found in one or more of the following sources.
- Michigan Compiled Laws
Michigan Legislative Council.
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The official version of the Michigan Code that contains the laws of Michigan arranged by subject. It is published on an irregular basis. To learn more about MCL consult How to use the Michigan Compiled Laws Law KFM4230 1979 .A2312 1993x
- Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated
West Publishing Co.
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A commercially published version of the Michigan Compiled Laws that contains additional information such as notes and cross references.
- Michigan Legislature Website
Find laws, bills, calendars, Michigan Manual, and links to other government sites.
- State Codes
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe. Select a specific state. Search for statutes, court rules and Attorney General opinions. CMU access only.
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| Municipal Codes |
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City of Mount Pleasant, Michigan Code of Ordinances
American Legal Publishing Corp.
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Municipal Code Corporation
Listed alphabetically by state and local area.
- Municipal Codes Online
Links to city and county codes.
- Municipal Codes Web Library by Lexis-Nexis
Links to Municipal Codes published through LexisNexis Municipal Codes Publishing and Ordlink Servi
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