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Statutory Materials

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Iowa Constitution, KFI 4229 .I69 2007 (vol. 1 of the Code of Iowa)
Code of Iowa, KFI 4229 .I69 2007 Reserve (current)
Code of Iowa, KFI 4229 .I69 (previous versions)
Iowa Code Annotated, KFI 4230 1946 .A44
Acts of the General Assembly, KFI 4225 .A2
Hein’s Superseded State Statutes and Codes, Microfiche 3093 (1860 - present)

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Iowa Constitution
Iowa Code (current)
Iowa Code (1995 - previous year)
Iowa Acts (1993 - present)

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Iowa Code, Constitution, Court Rules & ALS, Combined (IACODE)
LexisNexis Iowa Annotated Constitution (IACNST)
Iowa Advance Legislative Service (IAALS)

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Iowa Statutes - Annotated (IA-ST-ANN)
Iowa Statutes - Unannotated (IA-ST)
Iowa Statutes - General Index (IA-ST-IDX)
Iowa Statutes Annotated (historical) (IA-STANNYR)
Iowa Legislative Service (IA-LEGIS)
Iowa Historical Legislative Service (IA-LEGIS-OLD) (1988 - 2008)

Legislative Materials

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Iowa House and Senate Bills, KFI 4206 .I6 (1925 - present)
Iowa House and Senate Journals, KFI 4218 .I6 (1846 - present)
Index to House and Senate Bills, KFI 4218.5 .I5 (1915 - 1976)
Index to the House and Senate Journals, KFI 4218.5 .I5 (1977 - present)

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Track Iowa Legislation (current session)
Legislation Archives (1995 - previous session)
Iowa Legislative History documents
Including digital versions of:
Redbooks, the Iowa Official Register (1860 - 2000)
Legislation (1953 - 2006)
Interim Committee Reports (1956 - 2004)
Summary of Legislation (1969 - 2006)

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Iowa Bill Tracking and Full-Text Bills (IABILL)
Iowa Bill Text Bills (IATEXT)
Iowa Bill Tracking Reports (IATRCK)
Iowa Legislative Bill History (IALH)

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Iowa Bill Tracking - Summaries & Full Text Combined (IA-BILLS)
Iowa Bill Tracking (IA-BILLTRK)
Iowa Bill Tracking - Full Text (IA-BILLTXT)
Iowa Bill Archives (IA-BILLS-OLD)
Iowa Bill Track Summary Archives (IA-BILLTRK-OLD)
Iowa Text Archives (IA-BILLTEXT-OLD)
Iowa Legislative History (IA-LH)
Iowa Legislative History Journals (IA-LH-JRNLS)
Iowa Legislative History Messages (IA-LH-MSG)
Iowa Legislative History Reports (IA-LH-REP)

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Administrative Materials

Administrative Regulations

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Iowa Administrative Code, KFI 4235 1975 .A22
Iowa Administrative Bulletin, KFI 4236 .I67

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Iowa Administrative Code
Table of Rules Implementing Statutes (PDF*)
Iowa Administrative Bulletin (1997 - present)

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Iowa Administrative Code (IAADMN)
Iowa Administrative Bulletin (IARGST)
Iowa Administrative Code and Iowa Administrative Bulletin (IAREGS)
Iowa State Net Regulatory Text (IARTXT)
Iowa State Regulation Tracking (IARGTR)

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Iowa Administrative Code (IA-ADC)
Iowa Administrative Code (historical) (IA-ADCYR)
Iowa Regulation Tracking (IA-REGTRK)
Iowa Regulation Tracking - Full Text (IA-REGTXT)
Iowa Regulation Tracking and Text - Combined (IA-REG-NET)

Administrative Decisions

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Report of the Attorney General of Iowa, KFI 4640 .A552
Iowa Attorney General Opinions, KFI 4640 .A553
Iowa Industrial Commissioner's and Workers' Compensation Commissioners' Decisions, KFI 4542 .A5561 (1990 - 2000) Law Audiovisual CD-ROM 11 (1984 - 1994)
Iowa Public Employee Relations Board Decisions (1975 - present), KFI 4232.8 .P77 A493
Iowa Department of Education Decisions (1971 - present), KFI 4590 .A553

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Iowa Executive Orders (1963 - present)
Iowa Attorney General Opinions (1977 - present)
Iowa Workers' Compensation Commissioner's Decisions (2000 - present)
Iowa Public Employee Relations Board Decisions (1991 - present)
Iowa Department of Education Decisions (1989 - present)
Iowa Department of Human Services Policy Manuals

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Iowa Attorney General Opinions (IAAG)
Iowa Bulletins & Notices (IABLTN)
Iowa District Court, State Board of Tax Review & Department of Finance Tax Decisions (IATAX)
Iowa Insurance Department of Iowa, Securities Division Decisions (IASEC)
Iowa Utilities Board Decisions (IAPUC)
Iowa Workers' Compensation Decisions (IAWORK)

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Iowa Attorney General Opinions (IA-AG)
Environmental Law Administrative Decisions (IAENV-ADMIN)
Iowa Environmental Records (EDR-IA)
Iowa Insurance Bulletins (IAIN-BUL)
Iowa Public Employment Relations Board Decisions (IALB-ADMIN)
Iowa Workers' Compensation Commissioner Decisions (IAWC-ADMIN)
Public Utilties Reports (IA-PUR)
Securities Administrative Decisions (IASEC-ADMIN)
Taxation Administrative Decisions (IATX-ADMIN)

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State Cases and Judicial Materials

Cases

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West's Northwestern Reporter (N.W., N.W.2d), KF 135 .N7
Iowa Reports (Iowa), KFI 4245 .A2

Finding Aids

West's North Western Digest, KF 135 .N71
West's Iowa Digest, KFI 4257 .I68

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Iowa Supreme Court Opinions (1998 - present)
Iowa Court of Appeals Opinions (1998 - present)

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Iowa State Cases, Combined (IACTS)
Iowa Federal & State Cases, Combined (IAMEGA)
Iowa State Briefs and Motions (IAMTBR)

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Iowa State Courts (IA-CS)
Iowa State & Federal Courts (IA-CS-ALL)
Iowa Supreme Court Briefs (IA-SCT-BRIEF)

Court Rules

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Iowa Court Rules, KFI 4729.A2 2002
Iowa Rules of Court — State, KFI 4729 .A198 State [year]
Iowa Code Annotated, KFI 4230 1946 .A44 v. 57A - 57J

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Iowa Court Rules

LexisNexis

Iowa State & Federal Court Rules (IARULE)

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Iowa Court Rules (IA-RULES)

Jury Instructions

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Iowa Civil Jury Instructions, KFI 4742.6 .I65 2004 Reserve
Iowa Criminal Jury Instructions, KFI 4783 .I65 2004 Reserve

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Iowa Civil and Criminal Jury Instructions (see Reference Librarian for password)

Forms

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Iowa Practice: Civil Practice Forms, KFI 4280 .I6 vols. 9 - 10 2007 Reserve

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Iowa Court Rules and Forms

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Federal Cases and Judicial Materials

Cases

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U.S. Reports (U.S.), KF 101 .U2
Supreme Court Reporter (S.Ct.), KF 101 .S9
United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyer’s Edition (L.Ed., L.Ed.2d), KF 101 .U58
Federal Reporter (F., F.2d, F.3d), KF 105 .F4
Federal Supplement (F.Supp., F.Supp.2d), KF 120 .F4
Federal Rules Decisions (F.R.D.), KF 120 .F45
West's Bankruptcy Reporter (B.R.), KF 1515 .A2 W47

Finding Aids

West's Federal Practice Digest, KF 127 .F4
West's Bankruptcy Digest, KF 1515.3 .W475

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U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (1995 - present)
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa (2003 - present)
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Iowa (1993 - present)
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Iowa

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Federal Cases

U.S. Supreme Court Briefs (BRIEFS) (1936 - present)
U.S. Supreme Court Cases, Lawyers' Edition (USLED) (1790 - present)
United States Court of Federal Claims, Claims Court & Court of Claims Cases (1856 - present)
Federal Circuit - U.S. Court of Appeals Cases (CAFC) (1982 - present)
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Cases (BANKR) (1979 - present)
Federal Civil Procedure Cases (FEDCIV) (varies by court)

Local Federal Cases

Eighth Circuit - U.S. Court of Appeals Cases (8CIR) (1821 - present)
IA Federal District Courts (IADIST) (1849 - present)

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Federal Cases

All U.S. Supreme Court Cases (SCT) (1790 - present)
U.S. Supreme Court Briefs Multibase (SCT-BRIEF-ALL) (1870 - present)
U.S. Court of Appeals Cases (CTA) (1891 - present)
U.S. Court of Appeals Briefs (CTA-BRIEF) (1972 - present)
Federal Rules Decisions Cases (FRD-CS) (1938 - present)
U.S. Court of Federal Claims Cases (FEDCL) (1945 - present)
U.S. Court of Claims - Before 1945 (FEDCL-OLD) (1856 - 1944)

Local Federal Cases

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Cases (CTA8)
Federal Bankruptcy Cases - Eighth Circuit States (FBKR-CS8) (1797 - present)
U.S. District Court Cases for Iowa (DCTIA) (1945 - present)
U.S. District Court Cases for Iowa - Before 1945 (DCTIA-OLD) (1849 - 1944)

Court Rules

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Iowa Rules of Court — Federal, KFI 4729 .A198 Federal [year]
Federal Civil Judicial Procedure and Rules, KF 8816 .A193 [year]
Federal Criminal Code and Rules, KF 9607.523 .A19F4 [year]
United States Code Annotated, KF 62 1927 .W48 with Titles 18 and 28
United States Code Service, KF 62 1972 .L38 (Court Rules volumes)
Federal Local Court Rules 3d, KF 8820 .A2 2001 Reserve
Local Rules of the Bankruptcy Courts. Eighth Circuit, KF 1527 .A4 8th

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Federal Court Rules

Local Court Rules

LexisNexis

Federal Court Rules

USCS - Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP)
USCS - Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (FRCRP)
USCS - Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE)
USCS - Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (FRAP)
USCS - Bankruptcy Rules and Official Bankruptcy Forms (BKRULE)
USCS - Rules of the Supreme Court of the United States (SUPRUL)

Local Court Rules

Eighth Circuit - USCS - Court of Appeals Rules (8CRUL)
IA - Local Rules of U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts in Iowa (IAFRUL)

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Federal Rules (US-RULES)
KeyRules - Iowa - U.S. District Court (KEYRULES-IA-DCT)

Jury Instructions

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Eighth Circuit Manual of Model Jury Instructions — Civil, KF 8884 .M27 2005 Reserve
Eighth Circuit Manual of Model Jury Instructions — Criminal, KF 9682 .A65 U58 2007 Reserve
Pattern Jury Instructions, Criminal Cases, KF 9682 .A65 U61
Pattern Jury Instructions, Civil Cases, KF 8984 .A65 U61 Reserve
Federal Jury Practice and Instructions 6th [Jury Trial], KF 8984 .M3 2006
Federal Jury Practice and Instructions 5th [Civil and Criminal], KF 8984 .M3 2000

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Modern Federal Jury Instructions - Civil (MOFCIV)
Modern Federal Jury Instructions - Criminal (MOFEJI)
USCS Federal Sentencing Guidelines (GLINE)

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Federal Jury Practice and Instructions - Civil (FED-JICIV)
Federal Jury Practice and Instructions - Criminal (FED-JICRIM)
Federal Criminal Justice - Federal Sentencing Guidelines (FCJ-FSG)

Forms

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Federal Local Court Forms 3d, KF 8836 .H58 2002 Reserve
Am.Jur. Pleading and Practice Forms, KF 8836 .A45 1967
Bender's Federal Practice Forms, KF 8836 .B45
Federal Procedural Forms, L.Ed., KF 8836 .F4
West's Federal Forms, KF 8836 .W4 1969
Complete Manual of Criminal Forms, KF 9616 .B3 1993

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LexisNexis

Bender's Federal Practice Forms (FDPRAC) (updated quarterly)

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West's Federal Forms (FEDFORMS) (Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals, District Courts, Bankruptcy Court, Admirality Court, National Court & Tax Court)
Federal Procedural Forms (FEDPROF)

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State Government Resources

Official State of Iowa Webpage
Iowa Office of the Governor
Iowa Legislature
Iowa Judicial Branch
Roster of State Officials 2008 (PDF*)
State of Iowa Electronic Employee Directory
Iowa Factbook (PDF*)
State of Iowa Salaries Database (Cedar Rapids Gazette)
State Historical Society of Iowa

Local Government Resources

County Governments

City Governments

City Municipal Codes

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City Code of Iowa City, KFX 1543 .I53 A35 199 Reserve
Coralville Code of Ordinances, KFX 1341 .C7 A35 200 Reserve
Cedar Rapids Municipal Code, KFX 1218 .C5 A35 1993
Municipal Code of Des Moines, KFX 1373 .D38 A35 2000

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Iowa City City Code

LexisNexis

Iowa Municipal Codes (IAMCDE)

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Practice Materials

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Iowa Legal Research Guide, KFI 4275 .E339 2003
Iowa Practice Series, KFI 4280 .I6, Reserve Topics include Methods of Practice, Criminal Law and Procedure, Business Organizations, Evidence, Civil Litigation, Civil Practice Forms, Civil and Appellate Procedure, Probate and Workers' Compensation
Iowa Court Rules, KFI 4729.A2 2002
Iowa Rules of Court — State, KFI 4729 .A198 State [year]
Iowa Civil Jury Instructions, KFI 4742.6 .I65 2004 Reserve
Iowa Criminal Jury Instructions, KFI 4783 .I65 2004 Reserve

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Iowa Business and Corporation Forms
How to Find Iowa Practice Materials (PDF*)
Iowa Civil and Criminal Jury Instructions (see Reference Librarian for password)
Iowa Civil Procedure Forms
Iowa Court Rules and Forms
Iowa Family Law Self-Help Forms
Iowa Juvenile Forms
Iowa Tax Forms
Iowa Small Claims Forms
Iowa Probate Forms

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Employment in Iowa: Guide to Employment Laws, Regulations and Practices (IAEMP)

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Iowa DUI Forms, Checklists & Clauses (IA-DUIFORM)
Iowa Environmental, Health & Safety Forms (ENFLEX-FRM-IA)
Iowa Family Law Forms (IA-FAMFORM)
Iowa Practice Series (IAPRAC)
Iowa Practice Series: Business Organizations (IAPRAC-BUS)
Iowa Practice Series: Civil and Appellate Procedure (IAPRAC-CAP)
Iowa Practice Series: Civil Litigation Handbook (IAPRAC-CLH)
Iowa Practice Series: Civil Practice Forms (IAPRAC-CPF)
Iowa Practice Series: DWI (IAPRAC-DUI)
Iowa Practice Series: DWI - Chemical and Field Testing (IAPRAC-DUICH)
Iowa Practice Series: Estate Planning & Probate (IAPRAC-EPP)
Iowa Practice Series: Litigation Combined (IAPRAC-LIT)
Iowa Workers' Compensation Forms, Checklists & Clauses (IA-WCFORM)

Ethics

LexisNexis

National Reporter on Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility - Iowa Opinions (IAETOP)

Bar Association and Law Schools

Iowa State Bar Association

Iowa Lawyer [KF 200 .I6]

University of Iowa College of Law

Law Library
Iowa Law Review [KF 9 .O88]
Journal of Corporation Law [KF 10 .O818]
Journal of Gender, Race and Justice [K 10 .O8358]
Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems [JX 1 .T7]

Drake University Law School

Law Library
Drake Journal of Agricultural Law [K 4 .R23]
Drake Law Review [K 4 .R243]

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Drake Journal of Agricultural Law (DRJAGL)
Drake Law Review (DLREV)
Iowa Law Review (IOWALR)

Journal of Corporation Law (JCORPL)
Journal of Gender, Race & Justice (JLGRJ)
Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems (TRANLC)

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Drake Journal of Agricultural Law (DRAKEJAL)
Drake Law Review (DRAKELR)
Iowa law Review (IALR)
Journal of Corporation Law (JCORPL)
Journal of Gender, Race & Justice (JGRJ)
Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems (TRNATLCP)

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