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Local Government Legal Resources: Introduction

Sources of information pertaining to municipal or county legal research, with a special emphasis on California local government.

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This guide provides suggested sources of information pertaining to municipal or county legal research, with a special emphasis on California local government. These sources are generally available in either the Berkeley Law Library,  the Institute of Governmental Studies Library (Moses Hall) or online (either freely accessible or through subscription databases as described below).

Locating City Codes and Charters

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Sources for multi-state, cross-jurisdictional searching (selective coverage)

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