Resources at the Library

Reference & General Works

• Black's Law Dictionary
• Code of Virginia
• Michie's Jurisprudence of Virginia and West Virginia
• Virginia Forms
• Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law
• West's Encyclopedia of American Law
• Complete Book of Personal Legal Forms
• 101 Law Forms for Personal Use

Books & Other Materials

• Browse by call number (start with 340s)
• International law
• Constitutional and administrative law
• Military, tax, trade and industrial law
• Social, labor, welfare and related law
• Criminal law
• Private law
• Civil procedure and courts
• Laws, statutes, regulations and cases
• Law of specific jurisdictions and areas

Online Databases

• CaseFinder Web - For use in the library; provides Virginia Case Law including U.S. Supreme Court, Federal 4th Circuit and Eastern and Western District Courts, Virginia Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Workers' Compensation Commission, selected Virginia circuit courts, attorney general and legal ethics opinions.
• Thomson-Gale Legal Forms - Available 24/7 via the library's Web site
• Lexis Nexis Total Research - For use in the library; includes the National Primary Library, which has Federal Case and Legislative and Administrative law, and legal codes, administrative codes, and case law for all 50 states. Also includes Michie's Jurisprudence for civil and criminal law in Virginia and Martindale-Hubbell.
• Virginia Model Jury Instructions - Criminal - Available at the Warrenton library; covers instructions for juries and criminal procedure.
• Handbook of Virginia Local Government - Available at the Warrenton library; contains chapters on the most important topics of local government law, as specifically applied within the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• LegalTrac - Log in 24/7 with your library card and access major law reviews, legal newspapers, law specialty publications, bar association journals, and international legal journals.
• Oxford Reference Premium - Available 24/7 via the library's Web site; includes the Oxford Companion to American Law and other legal resources.

On the Web

General Resources

• Law Library of Congress
• Legal Information Institute (LII)
• FindLaw

Federal Resources

• Federal Laws and Regulations
• THOMAS - Federal legislative information
• Supreme Court of the United States

State Resources

• Constitution of Virginia
• Code of Virginia
• Virginia Administrative Code
• Virginia Register of Regulations
• Virginia Legislative Information System (track bills, etc.)
• Virginia Circuit Court Information
• Virginia's Judicial System
• VALegalAid.org

Local Resources

• Fauquier County Code of Ordinances
• Fauquier County Circuit Court
• Warrenton Code of Ordinances