Tuesday, August 24, 2010

NYS statutes in Lexis Nexis Academic

FAQ "How do I find NYS statutes...you know, from the McKinney's Black Books, AKA the Consolidated Laws of New York State, in Lexis Nexis Academic?"

A: Once you sign into LNA, select US LEGAL, then
State Statutes, Codes & Regulations. Choose New York from the search box menu, then....

If you have a specific citation, preface the section number with "NY CLS [the law heading] sec. [the number]"

Seem complicated? It's not, really. Example: if you're looking for "education law 3020-a" type in -- with the quotes: "ny cls educ. sec. 3020-a"

Looking for Mental Hygiene Law section 9.09? Type in NY CLS Men Hyg § 9.09.

If you do a keyword search instead, you an limit results to NYS laws (as opposed to the NYCRR regulations) by clicking "Statutory Codes" to the left of the results.

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