Virginia-Related Legal Resources

How to Find Virginia Law Resources

These legal tools have been selected by our Librarians and are for informational purposes only.

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Find titles on our shelves using the following Dewey Decimal Classification numbers:
  • 347
  • 348: Laws (Statutes), regulations, cases
  • 349: Laws of specific jurisdictions & areas

Databases


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The following legal codes are available for our service area/counties:

To find examples of Virginia case law online -
  1. Go to Google Scholar
  2. Select Case law, then Virginia courts (or choose a specific court).
  3. Search by keyword, case name, or citation.
  4. Click on the "How cited" link on the case page to see other cases that reference it.

If you need help connecting a case to a specific section of the Code of Virginia (or vice versa), please e-mail ask@pamunkeylibrary.org.

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