Administrative Law: Primary Sources

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Source: GPO, United States Government Manual, 21 (2009-2010) available at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/GOVMAN-2009-09-15/pdf/GOVMAN-2009-09-15-Pg5.pdf

Each Federal entity maintains their own online website. USA.Gov is the starting point to find every federal agency and the admininstrative law they produce. 

Regulations.gov is the federal docket for the rule making process. Here proposed regulations are posted and people can register and comment on those regulations. This site is not the authorative site for regulations; for that you will have to see the Federal Register and CFR. 

These are links to primary sources of US Federal administrative law.

These are databases that contain Federal Administrative Decisions

Westlaw: Federal Administrative Decisions, CCH and other agency reporters, found under Federal Administrative Decisons (Public access in library)

LexisNexis: Federal Agency Decisions, Combined database under the "Find Statutes, Regulations, Administative Materials & Court Rules" (Students, Faculty, & Staff only)

HeinOnline: U.S. Federal Agency Documents, Decisions and Appeals Library - contains many official sources for administrative decisions (Campus or Portal access)

BNA's Law School Premier: Database of agency information by subject area - includes some agency decisions and valuable current information (Students, Faculty & Staff through Bloomberg)

Each state with the exception of Pennsylvania maintains a separate code of regulations. You will find links to each state's administrative code below. Pennsylvania incorporates its rules and regulations into their state code; so, their link is to the Pennsylvania State Code.

States A-K

• Alabama Administrative Code
• Alaska Administrative Code
• Arizona Administrative Code
• Arkansas Administrative Rules
• California Code of Regulations
• Code of Colorado Regulations
• Delaware Administrative Code
• Florida Administrative Code
• Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
• Hawaii Administrative Rules
• Idaho Administrative Code
• Illinois Administrative Code
• Indiana Administrative Code
• Iowa Administrative Rules
• Kansas Administrative Rules
• Kentucky Administrative Regulations

States L-N

• Louisiana Administrative Code
• Code of Maine Rules
• Code of Maryland Regulations "COMAR"
• Code of Massachusetts Regulations
• Michigan Administrative Code
• Minnesota Administrative Rules
• Mississippi Administrative Code
• Missouri Code of State Regulations
• Administrative Rules of Montana
• Rules and Regulations (Nebraska)
• Nevada Administrative Code
• New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
• New Jersey Administrative Code
• New Mexico Administrative Code
• New York Code of Rules and Regulations
• North Carolina Administrative Code
• North Dakota Administrative Code

States O-Z

• Ohio Administrative Code
• Oklahoma Administrative Code and Register
• Oregon Administrative Regulations
• The Pennsylvania Code (subsumed into the code)
• Rhode Island Administrative Code
• South Carolina Code of Regulations
• South Dakota Administrative Rules
• Tennessee Rules and Regulations
• Texas Administrative Code
• Utah Administrative Code
• Code of Vermont Rules
• Virginia Administrative Code
• Washington State Administrative Code
• West Virginia Code of State Rules
• Wisconsin Administrative Code
• Rules and Regulations (Wyoming)