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General Resources

• 9th Circuit

• Central District of California
• Eastern District of California
• Northern District of California
• Southern District of California

• Central District of California
• Eastern District of California
• Northern District of California
• Southern District of California

State Judiciary

• Judicial Branch of California
• Judicial Council of California
• The Recorder – California legal content from Law.com

Supreme Court

• Supreme Court

Courts of Appeal

• First Appellate District – San Francisco
• Second Appellate District – Los Angeles and Ventura
• Third Appellate District – Sacramento
• Fourth Appellate District – San Diego
• Fifth Appellate District – Fresno
• Sixth Appellate District – San Jose
• Supreme Court and Appellate Court Slip Opinions – From FindLaw – October 1996 to Present
• Supreme Court and Appellate Court Opinions – From FindLaw – 1934 to Present. You must register for free through "MY FindLaw" to view and search for cases.

Local/Lower Courts

• Trial Courts
• Courts Links – From FindLaw – Lists all County Court Web Sites.

Court Forms and Administration

• Forms
• County Recorders Offices

Criminal Information

• Department of Corrections
• Local Criminal Record Databases
• Criminal Justice Statistics Center

• State Bar of California – Mandatory
• Rules of Professional Conduct
• State Bar Act, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 6000-6238 – Legislation governing California attorneys
• Code of Judicial Ethics
• Ethics Opinions
• Los Angeles County Bar Ethics Opinions
• Bar Attorney Member Search
• Consumer Attorneys of California
• Other Bar Associations
• CEB: Continuing Education of the Bar

Laws, Codes and Statutes

• California Constitution
• Code Search – Includes 29 Codes
• Statutes
• Statutes Archive – 1850 – 2008
• Codes and Statutes – From FindLaw
• Bills

Legislative Materials

• Legislative History Guides and Resources
• The California Legislature
• Legislative Information

Governor's Office

• Governor's Office
• Executive Orders
• Proclamations

Office of the Attorney General

• Office of the Attorney General
• Opinions

Regulations

• Code of Regulations
• Regulatory Notice Register
• Office of Administrative Law – Includes Decisions, Forms, Rulemaking Materials
• Office of Administrative Hearings – Includes Decisions, Laws, Forms, Publications, Calendar
• State Administrative Manual

County & Municipal Information

• League of California Cities
• Cities
• State Association of Counties
• Counties
• Finance
• Property Records – from NETR Online

Municipal Codes

• Municipal Codes – Includes hundreds of municipal codes.
• American Legal Publishing Corporation
• FindLaw
• General Code Corporations

• Franchise Tax Board
• Unclaimed Property
• Elections Division
• Political Reform Division – Includes Campaign Finance Information
• Fair Political Practices Committee
• Charities Search
• State Archives
• State Library Online Resources
• State Library
• Vital Records
• Death Records – 1940–1997, From RootsWeb
• Other State Agencies / Offices
• Public Records Directory

• California Legal Web Sites – From FindLaw
• Public Libraries