This document provides guidance on finding and searching federal and state statutes and regulations using Lexis Nexis. It instructs users to select "Federal Statutes & Regulations" or "State Statutes & Regulations" in Lexis Nexis and then use keyword searching to locate relevant laws. For federal statutes, the document advises narrowing the search to the Code of Federal Regulations and reading sections to determine relevance. For state laws, it says to select the applicable state to view statutes on the topic.

1. FINDING
FEDERAL &
STATE STATUTES
AND
REGULATIONS
A Guide
By
Emily Z. Brown

2. FINDING FEDERAL STATUTES &
REGULATIONS
From the search screen in Lexis Nexis, choose Search By Content
Type and then select Federal Statutes & Regulations.

3. FINDING FEDERAL STATUTES &
REGULATIONS
Use keyword searching to locate relevant statutes and
regulations.

4. FINDING FEDERAL STATUTES &
REGULATIONS
Narrow to the Code of
Federal Regulations.
This will be Federal
Law.

5. FINDING FEDERAL STATUTES &
REGULATIONS
Search the list for the section that best matches your thesis question. Read
the Code to determine if it’s relevant.

6. FINDING FEDERAL STATUTES &
REGULATIONS
Read the Code to determine its
relevance.

7. FINDING STATE STATUTES &
REGULATIONS
To find State Statutes and
Regulations, choose State
Statutes and Regulations
from the Search by
Content Type Menu.

8. FINDING STATE STATUTES &
REGULATIONS
Search by
keyword.

9. FINDING STATE STATUTES &
REGULATIONS
Choose the state in
which you would
like to see the
statutes pertaining
to your topic.

10. FINDING STATE STATUTES &
REGULATIONS
Choose the statute from the list that best fits
your research need.

11. Thus concludes our brief exploration of federal and state
statutes and regulations.