Ordinances are local laws, commonly organized into codes, that have been enacted by municipalities — cities, towns, etc. — and counties. Charters are organic laws (similar in function to a constitution) of those local government entities for which “home rule” is authorized by state law. For local laws not found through the links given here, try the county web sites and municipality web sites at “State and Local Government on the Net” by Piper Resources, or a publisher’s web site:
Charters
Note that a charter could be included in a collection of ordinances (see below) instead of being separately accessible.
County Ordinances
Click on the button keyed to the name of the county. NOTE: On some web sites, selecting the state is necessary for access to the ordinances link.
Municipal Ordinances
Click on the button keyed to the name of the municipality. NOTE: On some web sites, selecting the state is necessary for access to the ordinances link.
Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal (J.S. Moorad Sports L.J.) [Villanova Univ. Sch. of Law]—Formerly titled Villanova Sports and Entertainment Law Forum (until 1996); Villanova Sports and Entertainment Law Journal (until 2013).
See also links to state court web sites, maintained by the National Center for State Courts. Additionally, the Ballotpedia.org web site presents information about courts and judges in the state, covering both state courts and federal courts, in a Wikipedia-style format.
Business Entity Forms [Paracorp, Inc. (Cal.)] — Convenient interface to view and print in-blank official state forms (in PDF files) for filing by business entities. A JavaScript-enabled browser is required.
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Vital Records — Contact Information [Elizabeth Orsay (Ind.)] ¶
Workers’ Compensation — Agency Contact Information [Robert W. McDowell / N.C. Indus. Comm’n]
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Tennessee Blue Book [Tenn. Secretary of State] — This is the official manual of Tennessee state government. It includes information on elected officials and the various branches and agencies of state government as well as historical and statistical data and election returns.
Bankruptcy Law and Procedures for Tennessee Residents [Calicchia & Kinast LLP (Ohio)] — This web site, presented by a Cleveland bankruptcy law firm, covers basic information about the bankruptcy process, describes debt consolidation and credit counseling as alternatives to bankruptcy, lists the property that an individual is allowed to keep (with citations to governing provisions of Tennessee law), and gives information about the bankruptcy courts and how to contact bankruptcy attorneys in Tennessee.
WomensLaw.org — Sources of Legal Help [WomensLaw.org (N.Y.)] — Sources of legal help (not limited to legal help for women) include statewide domestic-violence resources, local domestic-violence resources listed by city or town, free or low-cost legal services, and lawyer referral services.
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