Laws and Legislative Reference Description

Along with the laws of Rhode Island, the State Library houses the United States Code and codified laws for the states of California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Vermont.

The Atlantic Reporter, American Jurisprudence, American Law Reports, Supreme Court Reporter, and U.S. Reports are also included in our collection.

Rhode Island

• Legislative Guide (updated March 2009)
  
• Royal Charter 1663
  
• Rhode Island Constitution
• Rhode Island General Laws
• Rhode Island Public Laws (1994-2008)
• Rhode Island Supreme Court Opinions (1999-2009)
  
• Rhode Island Superior Court Published Decisions (2000-2009)
  
• Rhode Island Attorney General
  
• Open Government / Access To Public Records - Search
• How a Bill Becomes a Law
• Rhode Island Laws Explained
• A History of Rhode Island Laws



Federal

• United States Constitution
• FedLaw: Federal Legal Resources
• Thomas
        Databases providing access to the full texts of bills and laws from the United States Congress, the daily Congressional Record, relevant proceedings and proposed legislation, committee reports, and roll call votes, variously available from the present back to the 93rd Congress (1973)



Frequently Consulted Laws



• Link to Frequently Consulted Laws.