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California Archived Statutes, 1850-2008

California historical statutes from the first legislative session (1849) to 2008, from the Office of the Chief Clerk, California General Assembly.

California Legislative Information - Code Search

The current state statutory law.

Caselaw Access Project - California

The Caselaw Access Project (“CAP”) expands public access to U.S. law. The goal is to make all published U.S. court decisions freely available to the public online, in a consistent format, digitized from the collection of the Harvard Law School Library.

Google Books - California Statutes

Search results for digitized books on historical statutes for the state. For each book, view the book within your web browser or hover over "EBOOK - FREE" and choose the ebook option you wish to download.

Hathi Trust Digital Library - California Statutes

Catalog search results for digitized books on historical statutes for the state.

Historic California Case Law

The Advancing Genealogist's Historic California Case Law page links session laws, digitized law books, compiled statutes, and topical compilations.

Historic California Statutory Law

The Advancing Genealogist's Historic California Statutory Law page links session laws, digitized law books, compiled statutes, and topical compilations.

Internet Archive Texts - American Libraries - California Statutes

Catalog search results for digitized books on historical statutes for the state.

Law Library of Congress - Guide to Law Online - California

A directory of law resources for the state: Constitution, Executive, Judicial, Legislative, Legal Guides, General Sources.

The Federal and State Constitutions, 7 vols. | Online Library of Liberty

Francis Newton Thorpe was commissioned by the U.S. Congress to edit a 7 volume collection of Colonial, Federal and State constitutions in 1906. The volumes are in alphabetical order, with Volume 1 dealing with United States-Alabama-District of Columbia; Vol. 2 Florida-Kansas; Vol. 3 Kentucky-Massachusetts; Vol. 4 Michigan-New Hampshire; Vol. 5 New Jersey-Philippine Islands; Vol. 6 Porto Rico-Vermont; Vol. 7 Virginia-Wyoming.

The Federal and State Constitutions, Colonial Charters, and Other Organic Laws[...] Vol. I Alabama—District of Columbia (Google Books)

Series by Francis Newton Thorpe.

The Federal and State Constitutions, Colonial Charters, and Other Organic Laws[...] Volumes I-VII (HathiTrust)

Series by Francis Newton Thorpe. Various options for a full view of each volume.