List of U.S. state statutory codes

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This is an incomplete list of statutory codes from the U.S. states, territories, and the one federal district.

Most states use a single official code divided into numbered titles. Pennsylvania's official codification is still in progress.

California, New York, and Texas use separate subject-specific codes (or in New York's case, "Consolidated Laws") which must be separately cited by name. Louisiana has both five subject-specific codes and a set of Revised Statutes divided into numbered titles. The Maryland Code was formerly divided into numbered titles, but was recodified into subject-specific articles which must be cited by name.

State
or federal district
Statutory code(s)Date adoptedNotesExternal link
Flag of Alabama.svg  Alabama Code of Alabama 1975

Code of Alabama

Flag of Alaska.svg  Alaska Alaska Statutes 1962 Alaska Statutes
Flag of Arizona.svg  Arizona Arizona Revised Statutes January 9, 1956 [1] Arizona Revised Statutes
Flag of Arkansas.svg  Arkansas Arkansas Code 1987 Arkansas Code
Flag of California.svg  California California Codes VariousThe state of California has 29 statutory codes. California Law
Flag of Colorado.svg  Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes Colorado Revised Statutes
Flag of Connecticut.svg  Connecticut Connecticut General Statutes 1958From the Code of 1650 to the Revision of 1958 (revised to January 1, 2017), 16 complete revisions have been done. From 1918 to 1972, revision updates were carried out by means of supplements. [2] General Statutes of Connecticut
Flag of Delaware.svg  Delaware Delaware Code 1953 Delaware Code
Flag of Washington, D.C.svg  District of Columbia Code of the District of Columbia Originally published in 1857 by A. O. P. Nicholson, Public Printer, as The Revised Code of the District of Columbia, prepared under the Authority of the Act of Congress, entitled "An act to improve the laws of the District of Columbia, and to codify the same," approved March 3, 1855. District of Columbia Official Code
Flag of Florida.svg  Florida Florida Statutes Florida Statutes
Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg  Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated Georgia Code
Flag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii Hawaii Revised Statutes Hawaii Revised Statutes
Flag of Idaho.svg  Idaho Idaho Statutes Idaho Statutes
Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois Illinois Compiled Statutes January 1, 1993ILCS; replaced Illinois Revised Statutes (Ill.Rev.Stat.) of 1874 Illinois Compiled Statutes (Background)
Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana Indiana Code Indiana Code
Flag of Iowa.svg  Iowa Code of Iowa Merged Iowa Code and Supplement
Flag of Kansas.svg  Kansas Kansas Statutes

Kansas Statutes

Flag of Kentucky.svg  Kentucky Kentucky Revised Statutes

Kentucky Revised Statutes

Flag of Louisiana.svg  Louisiana Louisiana Revised Statutes

Louisiana Revised Statutes

Flag of Maine.svg  Maine Maine Revised Statutes Maine Revised Statutes
Flag of Maryland.svg  Maryland Maryland Code In stages from 1973 to 2016Gradually replaced the 1957 code

Maryland Code

Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts General Laws of Massachusetts 1920Replaced the "General Statutes" in 1920; currently updated via session laws referred to as chapters within yearly acts (i.e., Chapter 75 of the Acts of 1986). Massachusetts General Laws
Flag of Michigan.svg  Michigan Michigan Compiled Laws Michigan Compiled Laws
Flag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota Minnesota Statutes Minnesota Statutes
Flag of Mississippi.svg  Mississippi Mississippi Unannotated Code Mississippi Unannotated Code
Flag of Missouri.svg  Missouri Missouri Revised Statutes Missouri Revised Statutes
Flag of Montana.svg  Montana Montana Code Annotated Montana Code Annotated
Flag of Nebraska.svg  Nebraska Nebraska Revised Statues Nebraska Revised Statutes
Flag of Nevada.svg  Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes Nevada Revised Statutes
Flag of New Hampshire.svg  New Hampshire State of New Hampshire Revised Statutes State of New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey New Jersey Statutes New Jersey Statutes Annotated
Flag of New Mexico.svg  New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978Replaced the 1953 compilation. Published by the New Mexico Compilation Commission New Mexico Statutes Unannotated
Flag of New York.svg  New York Consolidated Laws of New York 1909 Consolidated Laws of New York
Flag of North Carolina.svg  North Carolina North Carolina General Statutes North Carolina General Statutes
Flag of North Dakota.svg  North Dakota North Dakota Century Code North Dakota Century Code
Flag of Ohio.svg  Ohio Ohio Revised Code Ohio Revised Code
Flag of Oklahoma.svg  Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes Oklahoma Statutes
Flag of Oregon.svg  Oregon Oregon Revised Statutes Oregon Revised Statutes
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg  Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes 1970–presentBefore 1970, there was no official codification of Pennsylvania's statutes; the proprietary codification by Purdon was a de facto standard. As the official code is incomplete, the Purdon code is still in use for some topics. Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Leyes de Puerto Rico
Flag of Rhode Island.svg  Rhode Island Rhode Island General Laws Rhode Island General Laws
Flag of South Carolina.svg  South Carolina South Carolina Code of Laws South Carolina Code of Laws
Flag of South Dakota.svg  South Dakota South Dakota Codified Laws
Flag of Tennessee.svg  Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated
Flag of Texas.svg  Texas Revised Civil Statutes, Penal Code, and Code of Criminal Procedure [3] [4] Texas Constitution & Statutes
Flag of Utah.svg  Utah Utah Code Utah Code
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands Virgin Islands Code
Flag of Vermont.svg  Vermont Vermont Statutes Annotated Vermont Statutes Online
Flag of Virginia.svg  Virginia Code of Virginia 1950 Code of Virginia
Flag of Washington.svg  Washington Revised Code of Washington Revised Code of Washington
Flag of West Virginia.svg  West Virginia West Virginia Code West Virginia Code
Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Flag of Wyoming.svg  Wyoming Wyoming Statutes Wyoming Code

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References

  1. A.R.S. section 1-102, , Arizona State Legislature
  2. General Statutes, CT State Library, accessed 14 Jan 2018
  3. State of Texas v. West Publishing Company, 882F.2d171 (5th Cir.1989).
  4. Texas State Law Library. "Historical Texas Statutes" . Retrieved 3 January 2016.