Located at 9200 113th St North - Seminole, FL 33772 - (727) 394-6905
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Located at 9200 113th St North - Seminole, FL 33772 - (727) 394-6905 |
Seminole Library's Online Guide to law & law enforcement |
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Nolo Law Centers. Created by Nolo Press, a publisher of legal self-help books and software since 1971. Written in plain language, the site covers over 20 major areas of interest, including wills and estates, retirement, small business, employment law, intellectual property, landlord and tenant, family law and personal injury. Other features include a legal encyclopedia, an archive of answers to frequently asked questions ("Ask Auntie Nolo") and guides to legal research. The latter includes both the sources (statues and court cases) and a legal research tutorial. ABA LawInfo.org Started in August 2001 by the American Bar Association, Information is arranged in 8 broad categories (e.g. "Your Family," "Your Job," "The Courts," etc.) A notable feature is "When and how to use a lawyer." Note: a number of the links on the site require Adobe Acrobat Reader. FindLaw for the Public. FindLaw, which is produced by the major legal publishing house Westlaw, offers two sets of free legal resources, one for consumers and one for small businesses. Tools for consumers include online legal dictionaries, guides to the court system, hiring an attorney and guides to legal costs. For the small business person the site provides legal information for starting a business as well as guides for planning and managing the business.
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Links here include standard legal forms for personal and business use. The 'Lectric Law Library has an extensive collection of legal forms divided into two groups: law practice forms and business and general forms FindForms. Created by a California attorney this includes both free forms and forms that require payment. Covers most common legal issues. FindLaw-Forms.
Please note this site is intended for legal professionals. On it you can
locate and download court forms for federal appellate, district and bankruptcy
courts and for state courts. NB! You may need to know the name of
certain forms in order to retrieve them. Forms are generally require Adobe
Acrobat to download and read.
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These provide links to online statues, court opinions and other legal resources for most jurisdictions; federal, state and international ALSO
(American Legal Sources On Line). A comprehensive guide to North American
legal sources available at no charge on line.
Cornell Legal Information Institute Offers recent and historic Supreme Court decision, Federal Rules of Evidence and Civil Procedure and federal, and international legal material. The Legal Information Institute has one of the better links to the United States Code. United States House of Representatives Internet Law Library has a vast array of government legal sources, including the United States Code, the Code of Federal Regulations, state and territorial laws (including laws of Indian nations and tribes) laws in other countries and laws in many jurisdictions arranged by subject. On May 29, 1999, the House of Representatives removed the Internet Law Library from its web site after providing copies of its contents to others interested in hosting the site. This version is hosted by the 'Lectric Law Library. World Wide Web Virtual Law Library Maintained by Indiana University School of Law Library, a comprehensive and current directory of legal resources on the World Wide Web. Stetson University's College of Law has two very interesting links on their home page (http://www.law.stetson.edu/) The first is a set of law related Internet utilities (http://www.law.stetson.edu/search/default.htm) which include legal search engines, directories of legal web sites and general Internet search sites. The second is a comprehensive directory of online legal resources including Federal law, Florida Law, laws of other states, law by subject, international law, municipal code, legal forms, attorney directories, law firm web sites, legal dictionaries, etc. The
Internet Legal Resource Guide
FindLawA searchable directory of legal web sites, including access to U.S. Supreme Court decisions. Full-text state statutes and legislation on the Internet "This page seeks to link to sites containing full-text state constitutions, statutes (called codes or compiled laws in some states), legislation (bills, amendments and similar documents), session laws (bills that have become laws), and administrative rules" Web Guide to U.S. Supreme Court Research. A comprehensive collection of links, including opinions, briefs, oral argument, history, biographical information and news and commentary. Law
Library of Congress. Includes multinational legal databases. The
nations of the world
links to information on all countries' constitutions and branches of
government.
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Course on Wills and Trusts. A well organized and easy to navigate
guide to the essentials of estate planning.
United
States Bankruptcy Courts. "Federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction
over bankruptcy cases. Bankruptcy cases cannot be filed in state court.
Each of the 94 federal judicial districts handles bankruptcy matters. The
primary purposes of the law of bankruptcy are: (1) to give an honest debtor
a "fresh start" in life by relieving the debtor of most debts, and (2)
to repay creditors in an orderly manner to the extent that the debtor has
property available for payment." Site includes "Bankruptcy
Basics" (72 page pdf file) and official
bankruptcy forms. These require Adobe Acrobat reader to download.
Uncle Sam-Administrative Law. Another great collection of web links from the University of Memphis Government Documents Library. There are links for specific Federal agencies as well to the major collections (e.g., the Federal Register) and to other large sources. ACR Internet Access to Administrative Rules. A directory of all available online state and Federal administrative regulations. Access is provided, when possible, to weekly or daily bulletins (e.g., The Federal Register), the complete code of regulations and documents written to guide rule making agencies. This is the link to the Florida Administrative Code, which is not accessible from this site. Other States, Laws and Landlords. Provided by the New Hampshire Property Owners Association this is a quick way of locating the eviction, landlord and tenant, and security deposit laws for most states.. A guide to Disability Rights Laws. An overview of Federal disability laws produced by the Department of Justice. Disability Law Update. Source for recent cases dealing with disability law, particularly the Americans with Disabilties Act. Information is also provided for state laws and for specific conditions and situations. |
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Lawyer Locator.
A way to find basic information on any one of 900,000 attorneys.
Information provided include areas of practice and education.
Find a Lawyer. The West Legal Directory. Searchable by state or by area of practice. |
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The Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC), "a nonprofit organization operating out of Washington, DC, prepares analytical reports for the media, the public, and Congress on issues concerning capital punishment. A state by state listing clearly outlines and compares the legislation and the statistics for capital punishment nationally. A comprehensive list of links to other sources of information is also provided. " Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics. Compilation of data on all aspects of criminal justice, presented in more than 600 tables drawn from over 100 sources. Note: you will need to have Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer to read most of these tables. Lawenforcementjob.com Offers employment information on over 4,000 municipal police, state police and patrol, sheriff, federal,international,corrections, university and college departments. Also has an employment message board. It is a place where job seekers and members of the law enforcement community can exchange employment information. Institute for Criminal Justice Studies (ICJS) Web Links. A very comprehensive collection of law enforcement resources divided among law enforcement agencies, drugs and crimes, government, law, public policy and research. |
| Florida State Courts. Guide to Florida's court system. A notable feature is the Self-Help section which includes family law rules and opinions, legal forms used in family law cases, consumer services provided by the Florida Bar, legal aid phone numbers and a directory of legal web links. |
| Florida Constitution and Statues Online |
| Florida Supreme Court Opinions. |
| Florida Attorney General's Office |
| Florida Administrative Code Online. |
| Florida Administrative Weekly |
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| Renter's Rights Handbook. Published by Florida PIRG |