California Legal Resources

California Court Opinions

California Cases
Full-text Appellate and Supreme Court decisions from 1850 through present. Provided under contract by LexisNexis.

California Court Rules and Forms

California Rules of Court
The rules are organized by category and available in both HTML and PDF format.

Judicial Council Forms
The forms are organized by category and available in fillable or non-fillable versions.

California Statutes and Legislative Materials

California Constitution
Keyword searchable only.

California Bills
Full-text Assemby and Senate Bills from 1993 through the present, including legislative analyses, voting and bill history.

California Statutes (Chaptered Bills)
Text of chaptered bills from 1993 through current. Users can search by chapter number and/or chapter year or search by keyword.

Other State Legislative Publications
Contains a list of documents published by the California Legislative Counsel, including the Daily File, Legislative Index, and Table of Section Affected.

California Ballot Measures
Searchable database of ballot measures from 1911 to present including digital images of ballot pamphlets. The database is maintained by U.C. Hastings College of Law and Public Service.

California Law Revision Commission Reports
Text of annual reports, recommendations, and studies published by the California Law Revision Commission.

California Regulations and Administrative Materials

California Code of Regulations (CCR)
Text of regulations (all 28 Titles) formally adopted by various State Agencies. The site is maintained and updated weekly by the Office of Administrative Law. Users can browse through the table of contents, keyword search specific or multiple titles, or search by section number.

California Attorney General Opinions
Published opinions from 1986 through the present, including a monthly opinion report and a yearly index. Searchable by word, phrase, opinion number, or citation.

California Government Information

State of California
All about the California State Government, how it operates, and the elected officials of California.

Office of the Governor
Information about California’s Chief Executive, his programs, and speeches; including a virtual tour of the State Capitol.

Secretary of State
Contains information about various programs of the Office of the Secretary of State, including Elections and Voter Information and California Business Portal.

State Legislature
California Legislative Portal with links to the State Assembly and the State Senate websites.

State Courts
California Courts web site contains information about the Judicial Branch of California with a Self-Help Center in English and in Spanish.

California Cities and Counties

California Cities and Counties
A listing of California City and California County websites.

California Local Codes and Charters
Links to local ordinance codes and charters. The list is maintained by the Institute of Government Studies Library at U.C. Berkeley.