Arthur J. Morris Law Library
Virginia Constitution
- The Virginia ConstitutionFree online Constitution maintained by the Virginia General Assembly. In print, the Constitution is located in the first volume of the Code of Virginia. The library's resources on the Constitution include A. E. Dick Howard, Commentaries on the Constitution of Virginia (Reserve KFV 2801 1970).
Virginia Statutes
- Code of Virginia (Virginia General Assembly)A free, unannotated version maintained by the Virginia General Assembly. Search by keyword or browse the table of contents.
- Code of Virginia (print)Print editions of the Code of Virginia 1950 (KFV 2430 1950), superseded volumes of the Code of Virginia, and West's Annotated Code of Virginia (KFV 2430) are available in the library.
- Code of Virginia (Lexis & Westlaw)
- Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia (Hein)
The laws passed in each legislative session since 1776 are available to UVA users through HeinOnline. - Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia (print)Print versions of the Acts of the General Assembly are available in the library's first-floor reading room (KFV2425 .A213).
- Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia (Lexis & Westlaw)
- Hening's Statutes at LargeWilliam Waller Hening's 13-volume Statutes at Large, covering 1619-1792, is available online for free, as well as in the library (KFV 2425.2 1619a).
Virginia Legislative Documents
- Virginia's Legislative Information SystemSearch bills introduced in the Virginia Assembly and track their status. Covers legislation from 1994 through the current session.
- House of Delegates Journal & Senate Journal (print)The daily proceedings of the Virginia House of Delegates (KFV 2418 .H6) and the Virginia Senate (KFV2418 .S4) are available in print in the law library.
- Reports to the General AssemblyThis database lists House and Senate documents since 1897, with most reports since 1897 available in full text in PDF. Documents are also available in print in the library.
Virginia Case Law
- Opinions from the Virginia Supreme Court and Court of Appeals (court website)Opinions since mid-1995 of the Supreme Court of Virginia and the Court of Appeals of Virginia are available through the Virginia Judicial System website.
- Virginia Reports & Virginia Court of Appeals Reports (print)Virginia Reports (KFV 2445 .A2), containing decisions of the Supreme Court of Virginia, and Virginia Court of Appeals Reports (KFV 2448 .A2) are available in the library's main reading room.
- Opinions from the Virginia Supreme Court & Court of Appeals (Lexis & Westlaw)
- Virginia Circuit Court Opinions (print)Selected opinions from Virginia trial courts are published in Virginia Circuit Court Opinions (KFV 2451 .A33).
- Virginia Circuit Court Opinions (Lexis) Law students may access Virginia Circuit Court cases from 1855 to present through Lexis.
- Virginia Briefs (Hein) Selected Virginia Supreme Court records and briefs are available through HeinOnline's Virginia Briefs collection.
Virginia Administrative Law
- Virginia Administrative Code (Virginia LIS website)A compilation of the current administrative rules and regulations hosted by the Virginia General Assembly. Search or browse the contents.
- Virginia Administrative Code (print)The library maintains a print copy of the Virginia Administrative Code (Reference KFV 2435 1992 A2) in its Virginia reference collection.
- Virginia Administrative Code (Lexis & Westlaw)
- Virginia Register of RegulationsThe Virginia Register, where proposed and final Virginia state rules are published before entering the Virginia Administrative Code, is released biweekly. A print copy is available in the in the library's Virginia Reference collection (KFV 2436 .V57).
- Virginia Attorney General OpinionsAttorney general opinions since 1996 are available on the Attorney General's website.
- Virginia Attorney General Opinions (print)The library has print copies of the Opinions of the Attorney General (KFV 2840 A55294).
- Virginia Attorney General Opinions (Lexis & Westlaw)
Virginia Municipal Law
- Virginia Municipal Codes (online)The Charlottesville City Code is available through Municode.com, as are the codes for several dozen other Virginia cities and half of Virginia's counties.
The Albemarle County Code is available on the county's website. - City of Charlottesville & Albemarle County Codes (print)Print copies of the Code of the City of Charlottesville Virginia (Virginia Reference KFX1224 .C4 A35) and the Code of the County of Albemarle (Virginia Reference KFV2999 .A5 A35) are available in the library.
About This Guide
Our Virginia Legal Research Guide is designed to provide an introduction to basic resources for Virginia legal research. The guide links to electronic resources where available, and notes when the Law Library maintains the resource in its collection.
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