Easily find, verify, and interpret statutes in a book-like interface.
StatutesPlus on Westlaw combines book-like indexing, browsing, and viewing with links to everything discussing your statute - all in one place. Find, verify, and interpret statutes easily and thoroughly, knowing your research is complete and on point.
Find statutes easily with powerful search tools.
With StatutesPlus on Westlaw, you can easily locate statutes using a variety of methods that build on what you already know.
- Have only a few key terms? Indexes, the best statute "finding" tool for print, are only on Westlaw.
- Know the common name? For pinpoint accuracy, use the popular name table.
- Familiar with the subject matter? Link directly from the table of contents.
- Have a citation or section number? Preformatted templates save you time.
Simplify statute research tasks with a friendly interface.
StatutesPlus gives you access to more readable text that's very much like a book. You can open an entire chapter for easy browsing and faster access to referenced subsections, and you won't miss a thing with KeyCite history and citing references.
Get thorough, on-point interpretation and history in a seamless search.
With the StatutesPlus features on Westlaw, you can feel confident that your research is thorough and accurate.
- All documents discussing your statute, including cases, analysis, and KeyCite references, are linked from your statute.
- Your bill's path through the legislative process can easily be tracked, and you can link to its history and see past versions - all from the statute you're viewing.
- Indexed notes of decisions give you a custom index of West headnotes and relevant cases.
- Additional links jump to cases and West key numbers.
- Federal and state legislative history libraries are fully integrated on Westlaw, saving you hours of time. Find the statute and then see the reports, testimony, and journals leading to its enactment or amendments.
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