The Clay County Law Library collection consists of legal periodicals, books, and CD-ROMS, and does not circulate. Self serve copying ($.10 per page) is available.  Access to computer to research legal issues.  The clerk can assist in choosing research materials, but can not offer any legal advice.   Additional legal research material is housed at Moorhead State University's Livingston Lord Library.   

Clay County Law Library Resources
Law Research Resources on the Web

        Board of Trustees
   Scott Collins, Asst. Co. Attorney
   Michael Kirk, Judge
   Joe Parise, Public Defender
   Jim Nicolai, Private attorney
   Mike McCarthy,  Co. Comm.
   Judy Steich, MSUM Paralegal Dept.
   William Kenz, MSUM Library

Reporters

Federal Reporters
Federal Rules Decisions
Supreme Court Reporter
Federal Reporter 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd - CD

Digests
West’s Analysis of American Law
State Digests
Dunnell Minnesota Digest
Northwestern Digest 1^st, 2^nd

Federal Digests
United States Supreme Court Digest

City, County, & State Statutes
Moorhead City Code
Code of Clay County Minnesota (2000)
Minnesota Statutes
Minnesota Statutes Annotated
Minnesota Session Laws/Laws of MN
ND Century Code

Federal Statutes
US Code Congressional & Administrative News
United States Code Annotated - CD
* United States Code

Uniform Laws
Business and Financial Laws
Criminal Law & Procedure
Civil Procedure and Remedial Laws
Estate, Probate and Related Laws
Matrimonial, Family and Health Laws
Model Penal Code
Uniform Commercial Code
Uniform Probate Code
Uniform Rules of Criminal Procedure
Uniform Rules of Evidence

Rules / Regulations
State
Minnesota Rules/ Code of Agency Rules (MCAR)
Minnesota Rules of Court, State & Federal
North Dakota Rules of Court, State & Federal
Federal
* United States Code of Federal Regulations
* Federal Register

Encyclopedias
ALR 3rd-5^th editions  -  CD
ALR 2^nd Later Case Service
ALR Federal - CD
American Jurisprudence Second - CD
Words & Phrases
Encyclopedia of Real Estate Forms (1973)
* Britannica Online

Reference
Physicians’ Desk Reference (PDR)
Mental Disorders DSM-IV (1995)
Bluebook- A Uniform System of Citation 16th
Black’s Law Dictionary 7th
Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence (1994)
Martindale-Hubbel
MN Guide to Leading American Attorneys (1999)
National Directory of Expert Witnesses (1999)

Treatises

General Treatises
Alternative Sentencing: A Practitioners Guide (Klein 1988)
American Constitutional Law (Tribe 1988)
Blashfield Automobile Law & Practice
Enforcing Child and Spousal Support (Peterson 2000)
Evidence, 5th (McCormick)
Fundamentals of Court Interpretation- Theory, Policy, and Practice (1991)
Handling Child Custody, Abuse and Adoption Cases (Haralambie 1993)
Juvenile Caselaw (Arthur 1980)
Juvenile Courts in a Nutshell (1984)
The Law of Torts, Practitioner Treatise Series (Dobbs) 2001
Modern Constitutional Law, 2nd (Antieau)
Municipal Corporations (McQuillin)
Property (Cunningham, Stobuck, Whitman 1987)
Restatement 2d of the Law of Agency, Contracts & Torts
Restatement 3^rd Torts
Search & Seizure ( LaFave)
Stein on Probate  3^rd
Torts (Keeton, Dobbs, Keeton, Owen 1988)
Wigmore on Evidence
Zoning and Land Use Controls (Rohan)

Treatises----State
Contract Law in MN (CLE)
(The) Drinking Driver in MN (Nichols)
Manual for Prosecution of Child Abuse
MN Limitations Manual
MN Misdemeanor and Moving Traffic Violations (Costello, Farse, Simon)
MN No-Fault Automobile Insurance (Steenson)
MN Probate (Helland)
MN Residential Real Estate
MN Rules of Evidence With Objections
MN Search & Seizure (1997)
Pirsig on Minnesota Pleading

Forms & Practice
State
(The) Handbook for MN Lawyers (Meshbesher)
MN Civil Commitment Handbook (Peterson 2000)
MN Civil Practice (McFarland, Keppel)
MN Criminal Code (2000)
MN Criminal Elements Handbook (2000)
MN Criminal Law Handbook
MN Family Law Practice Manual
MN Family Law Legal Forms
MN Practice
MN Probate Legal Forms
MN Residential Real Estate Legal Forms
MN Traffic Code (2000)
Trial Handbook for MN Lawyers
MN Manual for Prosecution of Child Abuse (1991)
MN Manual for Prosecution of Domestic Violence (1999)
MN Motor Vehicle Insurance Manual 2000
ND Pattern Jury Instructions Civil & Criminal
Federal
American Jurisprudence Proof of Facts 2d, 3d - CD
American  Jurisprudence Pleading and Practice - CD
Federal Civil Judicial Procedure & Rules
Federal Criminal Code & Rules
Federal Jury Practice and Instruction, Civil and Criminal
Federal Practice and Procedure (Wright & Miller)
Handbook of Personal Injury Forms & Litigation Materials (Swartz 1994)
Insurance Law & Practice (Appleman)
Jury Instructions on Damages in Tort Actions (Douthwaite 1992)
Punitive Damages Law & Practice (Ghardi & Kircher)

Legal Periodicals

Minnesota Legal Periodicals - A list of legal periodicals, many online.

Family Law Quarterly
Hamline Law Review
Hennepin Lawyer
Lawyers Weekly USA
MN Family Law Journal
Minnesota Law Review
Minnesota Lawyer/Finance & Commerce [Commercial Web Site: Minnesota Lawyer (Selected Articles)]
North Dakota Law Review (1989-1994)
* Senate Briefly (MN)
* Session Weekly(MN)
U.S. Law Week Case Alert (vol. 51+ )
William Mitchell Law Review

Miscellaneous
MN Attorney General Opinions
The Gentle Art of Interviewing & Interrogation (Royal, Schott 1976)
The Elements of Editing (Plotnik 1982)
Recent Developments in Section 1983 Civil Rights Litigation (1984)
Public Policy for Corrections (1986)
Sutherland Statutory Construction
A Guide for Judges in Child Support Enforcement (1995)
Guidelines for the Issuance of Search Warrants (1990)

*Links to websites only

Law Research Resources on the Web

The Practicing Attorney's Home Page - A lightly annotated  Internet legal resources guide.

Findlaw - A wide assortment of legal resources are included at this site.

LawCrawler -   "LawCrawler searches AltaVista's law-oriented domains, as well as other legal code and case law databases"

Litigator's Internet Resource Guide: Rules of Court - Excellent one stop collection of links to federal,  state, and local court rules. Includes Federal Rules  of Appellate Procedure; Civil Procedure; Criminal  Procedure; Evidence; the U.S. Supreme Court; and the U.S. Tax Court. Federal Local Court Rules are  covered by jurisdiction for Courts of Appeal, U.S.  District Courts, Bankruptcy Courts, and Court of  Claims. Extensive coverage for all states includes  both state rules and state local rules. The author is the creator of the legal research site The Virtual  Chase .

GPOAccess - The Government Printing Office's official website for a variety of federal legislative and other government sources.  Search for bills, legislative information, and many other resources. 

The Minnesota State Law Library: Minnesota Legal Resources - Amongst many resources, this "Includes links to ordinances, legislation, administrative law, and appellate court opinions.  Also, full-text search of court opinions since May 1996"

Minnesota State Bar Association -  For information about the MSBA click here

Minnesota Continuing Legal Education (CLE) - Minnesota Continuing Legal Education (Minnesota CLE), a division of the Minnesota State Bar Association, is the leading provider of seminars, institutes, books and other educational materials for Minnesota's legal community.

Click here for more information about the Minnesota State Law Library and the County Law Library Program. 

Information and resources of the Minnesota State Court System can also be found online.