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| This website features Alcohol-related policies in the United States at both State and Federal levels. | |
| This website provides links to online legal resources arranged topically and by user. Includes state and federal primary legal material, as well as legal material from other countries. Also provides forms available for purchase. | |
| This website provides access to many online legal information sources from the Legal Databases & Links page. In addition to primary law from U.S. jurisdictions, you can access Comparative and International Law material and Research Guides for various legal topics as well as many other sources of legal information. | |
| The Guide to Law Online is an annotated compendium of Internet links; a portal of Internet sources of interest to legal researchers. | |
| This website is a legal information portal for a wide variety of legal and government information, organized in a directory format. | |
| This website provides free access to a variety of legal information. | |
| Cornell’s most-accessed website, the LII provides the full online hypertext of the U.S. Code and other U.S. laws and court decisions, as well resources for legal professionals. | |
| This website provides free access to primary sources in U.S. law, including federal and state cases, statutes, regulations, and constitutions. Legal forms are also available. | |
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| LexisNexis® is a leading global provider of content-enabled workflow solutions designed specifically for professionals in the legal, risk management, corporate, government, law enforcement, accounting, and academic markets. | |
| Municode is the nation’s largest, most experienced codifier. We provide a wealth of legal, editorial, and publishing services for public and private sector customers. Some codes are available at no cost while other codes can only be accessed via a fee subscription membership login. | |
| Online legal research service for legal and law related materials and services, including searches of United States and international legal materials. | |
| The evaluation and recommendation of ordinances is often part of a larger community planning process. It is important for communities to understand how the ordinance development process works and how different ordinances can affect their community. This document provides the reader with a basic level of ordinance information and provides material to educate and aid the reader when entering the legislative development arena. | |
| The LOCAL Campaign is a committed group of neighborhood activists, urban developers, anti-violence advocates, public health organizations, and members of the treatment and medical communities, among others working to find a solution to protect their struggling neighborhoods. Together, they propose an ordinance to better address issues related to alcohol outlets and the problems that occur in and around these establishments. |
| from Santa Cruz, California | |
| from San Diego, California |
Happy Hours and Drink Specials
| Samples of State Policies | |
| Model legislation created by the Marin Institute to help States ban caffeinated alcohol energy drinks, which pose a public health and safety risk to underage youth. |
| from Ventura County, California |
Laws and Ordinances