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Do you have questions about Washington State law? Here are some legal research tips, which will also apply if you need to research other states’ laws (just substitute the other state’s name for Washington’s).

WASHINGTON STATE LAW LIBRARIES, PUBLIC & ACADEMIC:

If you want to know about legal forms, practice books, treatises, free and subscription databases, and other legal research tools, the best place to start is with a law library website or law librarian in Washington State. Some non-Washington state law libraries will have a few of these research resources, but if you aren’t near one of those law libraries, read on ….

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(Other Oregon State offices will be closed, too, e.g. DMV.)

Oregon state courts and their offices will be closed Friday, May 25, 2012, because of budget cuts. It’s also wise to check with the court for open hours; many have had to cut hours due to budget cuts and staff layoffs.

Some Oregon county law libraries will be open; many are not located in courthouses and are staffed by county employees, not state employees.

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Oregon Legislative Administrator:

(Closing date/time for application: Friday, 06/08/12, 11:59 PM, Pacific Time)

“The Legislative Administrator is selected by and serves as the full-time executive officer of the Legislative Administration Committee, a statutory joint legislative committee. (See ORS 173.710.) The committee has a continuing existence and functions whether or not the Legislative Assembly is in session. The Office of the Legislative Administrator coordinates the operations of the Legislative Assembly and the State Capitol. The Legislative Administrator manages the following departments critical to the operations of the Legislative Branch:  Committee Services, Facilities, Purchasing, Information Services, Media Services, Employee Services, Financial Services and Visitors Services….”

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Did you know that there are laws about the use of “greywater”? (Graywater is wastewater collected from bathtubs, showers, bathroom sinks, and washing machines for reuse.)

Read the latest Oregon Building Codes Division (BCD) April 18, 2012 news release:, which has links to additional graywater information:

“Homeowners, businesses have options for graywater use: Oregonians can now reuse graywater both inside (for flushing toilets) and outside (for watering landscaping) a home or building….” [Link to DCB news releases.]

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It’s only a matter of time before someone asks about “the burrito case, you know, the ‘ultimate fighting’ case.”

This might not be the only Oregon burrito, ultimate fighting case, but if anyone asks, start here: 

Oregon Court of Appeals: State vs. Debuiser, A145479 (decided April 4, 2012)

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April 24 is the deadline for voter registration for the May 15, 2012, primary.

For links to Oregon county and state voter registration and election websites, visit our previous Oregon Voter Registration Deadline blog post.

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Oregonian article: “Oregon Court of Appeals says consumers with unpaid credit-card debt aren’t off the hook unless six years have passed and no lawsuits are filed,” by Aimee Green, The Oregonian, March 30, 2012, and Sunday, April 01, 2012.

Oregon Court of Appeals Cases (link from OJD COA opinions website or from OJD homepage):

1) Unifund CCR Partners vs. Rigoberto Porras (Docket # A146957)

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If you’ve been following the news regarding the proposed administrative rule eliminating Native American mascots in Oregon public schools, and wanted to know more administrative rules and administrative law in general, you’re in luck. The Washington County Law Library has a brand new administrative law legal research guide available on its website.  You can find more Oregon Legal Research blog posts on administrative law, including an invaluable post on researching the history of an OAR, using the “administrative law” tag.  As always, many other legal research guides are available on the law library’s website, and you can always peruse the document index for quick document retrieval.

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If you want to read the legislation behind all the news coverage about Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industry (BOLI) Labor Commissioner election dates:

Assuming the link has not changed – read a PDF version or an HTML version of 2009 HB 2095 (session law: Chapter 511, (2009 Laws): Effective date June 24, 2009)

If the link has changed, go to the Oregon State Legislature Measure Search and type in the session date (2009) and the bill type and number (house bill 2095).

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