Legal Internet Resources

Declaration of Independence - Text of and commentary about the Declaration of Independence from the National Archives
Constitution of the United States - Text of and commentary about the Constitution of the United States from the National Archives
Bill of Rights - Text of and commentary about the Bill of Rights from the National Archives
Other Amendments to the Constitution of the United States - Text of and commentary about the Bill of Rights from the National Archives
North Carolina State Constitution - Text of the North Carolina State Constitution provided by the North Carolina General Assembly.

U.S. Code - A searchable database of the general and permanent laws of the United States. Access provided by the Government Printing Office.
U.S. Public & Private Laws - Searchable database of public and private laws provided by the Government Printing Office.
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) - Searchable database of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register for the executive departments and executive agencies of the federal government.
The Federal Register - Searchable database of the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.
Supreme Court of the United States - Official website of the United States Supreme Court.
United States Courts of Appeals - Links to the various courts of appeals of the United States Courts of Appeals provided by the U.S. Courts web site.
United States District Courts - Links to the various district courts of the United States District Courts provided by the U.S. Courts web site.
Bankruptcy Courts - Links to the various district courts of the United States District Courts provided by the U.S. Courts web site.
U.S. Courts - The Federal Judiciary - Web site that gives a general overview and links to the different sets of federal courts.

North Carolina General Statutes - Searchable database of North Carolina General Statutes through the 2003 session. Note this is through the 2003 session; you have to read the fine print to get to the more recent ones!
North Carolina Administrative Code - Link to the North Carolina Administrative Code provided by the State of North Carolina; not searchable, but browsable.
North Carolina Session Laws - Searchable database of laws enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly since 1983 in its annual meetings.
North Carolina Building Code - Link to the North Carolina Building Code; not searchable, but browsable.
North Carolina Register - The public is notified of state agency rulemaking hearings through notices published in this volume. This notice provides a means for interested parties to be present and debate the merits of a proposed rule before adoption by the agency.
The North Carolina Court System - Main link to the web page for North Carolina courts.
North Carolina Judicial Department Forms Index - requires Adobe Acrobat Reader - Adobe PDF that lists different state approved legal forms that are available to the public through this web site. Basic forms that might be used in courts and hearings are indexed in this file. Follow the directions on this page to get to the appropriate forms.

United States Copyright Office - Link to the federal office for registering and securing copyrights.
United States Patent & Trademark Office - Patents - Link to the federal office that explains and registers patents.
United States Patent & Trademark Office - Trademarks - Link to the federal office that explains and registers trademarks.

Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator - Links from the front page of this site lead to a searchable registry of offenders in federal prisons.
North Carolina Sex Offender & Public Protection Registry - Searchable registry of convicted sex offenders in the state of North Carolina
North Carolina Department of Corrections Inmate Finder - Searchable database of offenders as recorded by the North Carolina Department of Corrections.