Category Archives: Research

Utah State Law Library Available to Help with Legal Research Needs

Posted by on July 28, 2010 Comments Off

Are you …

  • Looking for a court opinion?
  • Desperate for a superseded section of the Utah Code?
  • Wishing you could see an old court rule?
  • Searching for an on-point appellate court brief?
  • Wanting a promising law journal article?
  • Hoping for help with Utah legislative history?

Contact the Utah State Law Library – your legal information experts!

The Utah State Law Library services are available to all Utahns.  State employees also get these exclusive services for work-related projects:

In-Library amenities include:

  • Free Westlaw access.
  • Free photocopies.
  • Free wireless.
  • Comfortable study areas with room to spread out.

Contact the Utah State Law Library by …

  • Phone:  801-238-7990
  • Email:  library@email.utcourts.gov
  • Chat:  http://www.utcourts.gov/lawlibrary/contact/
  • Text:  801-432-0898
  • Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/UtahStateLawLibrary
  • Or visit us:  450 S. State Street, Room W-13 / Matheson Courthouse

You can also stay up-to-date with the law library via our blog: http://www.utcourts.gov/lawlibrary/blog/.

The Utah State Law Library looks forward to helping you with your legal research needs.

(Posted at the request of Jessica Van Buren, Utah State Law Library Director)

Integrated State Legal Databases Contract Will Expire on June 30, 2010

Posted by on April 22, 2010 Comments Off

For almost 20 years, Utah has contracted with LexisNexis, or its predecessors, for its Utah Primary Law or Utah Law on Disc products.  State Agency subscribers received access to LexisNexis’ Utah Primary Law web site, bimonthly CD updates, or both.  The Division of Administrative Rules has paid for Utah executive branch subscriptions.

The Division of Administrative Rules’ funding for the executive branch portion of the contract was eliminated during the Legislative General Session.  As a result, contract AR 997, Integrated State Legal Databases, will expire on June 30, 2010.

Should executive branch agencies have the resources and the need to subscribe to the Utah Primary Law product after June 30, 2010, at their agency’s expense, they may contact LexisNexis directly.  LexisNexis has indicated its intent to make the Utah Primary Law available to state agencies subscribers at a rate discounted from the retail price.  The sales representative handling the state account is:

Gerald M Wolfe
LexisNexis
Account Manager -Government
Office: 518-487-3039
Toll Free: 1-800-424-4200 Extension 3039
Fax: 1-866-960-3070
Email: gerald.m.wolfe@lexisnexis.com

Please remember that the procurement code requires executive branch agencies to obtain bids for products and services exceeding $1,000.  Contact the Division of Purchasing at 801-538-3026 if you have questions about the requirements of the procurement code.

The state is making an effort to mitigate the impact this change will have on state agencies.  Representatives from the Utah State Library, the Utah State Law Library, the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, and the Division of Administrative Rules are coordinating efforts to make Utah legal information more accessible.  As updates become available, information about Utah legal resources will be made available through the Division of Administrative Rules’ blog — http://www.rules.utah.gov/rulesnews/ .

In the mean time, state agencies needing assistance with legal research may contact the Utah State Law Library (http://www.utcourts.gov/lawlibrary/).  You may contact them by phone (801-238-7990), email ( library@email.utcourts.gov ), online chat or text message.  See their Library Services page (http://www.utcourts.gov/lawlibrary/services/) for more information.  They also provide a Utah Legal Research page with links to state resources at http://www.utcourts.gov/lawlibrary/research/utah.asp .

2010 Index of Changes Now Available

Posted by on March 24, 2010 Comments Off

On March 24, 2010, the Division of Administrative Rules published the 2010 Utah Administrative Rules Index of Changes.  The publication indexes administrative rules, by agency and by subject, made effective from 01/02/2009 through 01/01/2010.  The Index of Changes also includes a correlation table that shows changes to the organization of the Utah Administrative Code, and a Summary of Rules Made Effective.  With this edition, the Division included an Index of Editor’s Notes the Division uses to notify the public of corrections to rules published in the Utah State Bulletin.

The Index of Changes is published in compliance with Subsection 63G-3-402(1)(g).  This subsection requires the Division to “publish at least annually an index of all changes to the administrative code and the effective date of each change”.

The 2010 Index of Changes is available on the Division’s web site at http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/rulesindex.htm.

Utah State Law Library Marks National Library Week

Posted by on April 13, 2009 Comments Off

The Utah State Law Library will mark National Library Week, April 12 through April 18, by hosting classes and tours.  More information is available on the Utah State Law Library blog.

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Researching Administrative Rules

Posted by on March 9, 2009 Comments Off

The staff at the Utah State Law Library has published a guide to researching Utah administrative rules.   “Researching Utah Administrative Law” appears in the March/April 2009 Utah Bar Journal (Vol. 22, No. 2).

The Utah Bar Journal (http://www.utahbarjournal.com/) is available online.  A PDF version of the Journal can be found at http://www.utahbar.org/barjournal/pdf/2009_march_april.pdf.  The article begins on page 39 of the PDF document.  An HTML version of the article is available at http://webster.utahbar.org/barjournal/2009/03/researching_utah_administrative_law.html.

The Division commends the efforts of Jessica Van Buren, Director, and Mari Cheney, reference librarian, at the Utah State Law Library.

UPDATE 4/10/2013: The Utah Bar has redesigned its website.  The links listed above are now invalid.  An HTML version of the article is now available at http://www.utahbar.org/utah-bar-journal/article/researching-utah-administrative-law/.