LibGuides: Florida Appellate Law and Sovereign Immunity: Primary Sources

Introduction

Primary sources are legal authority such as statutes, court decisions, and administrative law including rules, regulations and adjudications of administrative agencies. Primary sources are the current law.

Main Sources of Law

- Constitutions

- Statutes

- Court Opinions

– (also called Cases)
- Common Law

- Administrative Regulations

Florida Primary Sources

Florida Online Sunshine website for primary sources:

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Welcome/index.cfm

Florida Constitution: https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Constitution

https://files.floridados.gov/media/693801/florida-constitution.pdf

Laws enacted by the Florida Legislature:http://laws.flrules.org/

Florida Administrative Code: https://www.flrules.org/Default.asp