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• The State Law Library Collection

• Introduction to the Law Library

• Services for State Government Employees

• Document Delivery

• Law Library Use

• Michigan Constitution of 1963

• Michigan Compiled Laws

• Michigan Administrative Code

• Court Rules

• Executive Orders

• Executive Orders - Archives

• Selected Public Acts (A-Z)

• Selected Public Acts by Subject

• State Law Library Research Request Form for Michigan Legislative and State Government Employees

• State Law Library Research Services for the General Public
We are happy to serve you in the following ways: Explain how to look up a book in our online catalog, Locate facts in legal almanacs, dictionaries and directories, Help you find a statute, court opinion, court rule, administrative regulation or other kind of law, Demonstrate how to begin statutory and caselaw research, Show you how to use our periodical indexes to find journal articles, Direct you to reliable law-related Internet sites.

• Michigan Law Libraries
We have developed the following lists to help you find legal information in your part of the state. Click on a category below to see a directory of law libraries and other libraries holding some legal materials. If you find a library near you, you can see what kinds of materials it has by clicking on the letter codes at the bottom.

• Directory of Michigan Law Libraries
Libraries in the Upper Peninsula Libraries, Northern Part Of The Lower Peninsula, Southeastern Part Of The Lower Peninsula, South Central Part Of The Lower Peninsula, Southwestern Part Of The Lower Peninsula

• Michigan Law Libraries clickable map
Click your county to find a list of law libraries near you.
There are several regions: Upper Peninsula Libraries, Northern Part of the Lower Peninsula, Southeastern Part of the Lower Peninsula, South Central Part of the Lower Peninsula, Southwestern Part of the Lower Peninsula

• How to Find Information on a Legal Topic
This guide is intended to help those unfamiliar with law libraries to do basic research in the State Law Library for a report or term paper on a legal topic. It will lead you to books and articles which discuss, analyse or explain the law.

• How to Use an American Case Digest
A case digest is an indexing system which enables the researcher to find appellate court opinions that deal with particular subject matter. There are digests for federal cases and/or state cases. There are digests that cover the entire country, groups of states or individual states. The structure and function of the many digests published by West Group are described here. Other digests are similar; each contains instructions on its use. The reference librarians are available to answer any questions you may have.

• Sources of Michigan Legislative History

• How to Find Current Michigan Statutes
This is an introduction to some aspects of researching Michigan statutes, which are the laws enacted by the Michigan Legislature.

• How to Find Articles in Legal Periodicals
This guide will help you use periodical indexes and other sources to identify articles on legal topics and to find the articles in the law library.

• How to Find Current Federal Statutes
This is an introduction to some aspects of researching federal statutes, which are the laws enacted by the U.S. Congress. A bill passed by the House and Senate and approved by the President becomes either a public law (abbreviated P.L. or Pub.L.) which has general applicability, or a private law (not discussed here) whose purpose is to benefit a specific person or locality.

• How to Find Federal Regulations
This guide is intended to help you use the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations, the official sources of administrative regulations issued by the executive branch of the federal government.