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Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes

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Purdon’s Pennsylvania Statutes and Constitution
GenreStatute
PublisherThomson West until 2008
Thomson Reuters since 2008

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes is an unofficial consolidation of the statutes of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a state of the United States of America.[1]

Overview

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Pennsylvania's statutes are organized into seventy-nine topic groups, ranging from "Aeronautics" to "Zoning," spread across one hundred and seven volumes.[2]

An alternate publication, "Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes Annotated," includes the text of statutes, as well as cross-references, footnotes, and commentary developed over two centuries.[2] The annotated version is comparable to the United States Code Annotated.[3][4]

In 2007, the Pennsylvania General Assembly struck a deal with Thomson West to post an unofficial version of the statutes for free online, making it the last state to freely provide its statutes online.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Welcome to the online source for the Unofficial Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes from West". government.westlaw.com. Thomson Reuters. Archived from the original on 2010-02-08.
  2. ^ a b c "State laws now on Web site". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. July 13, 2007.
  3. ^ Fishman, Joel (August 2009). "Research Guide: PA Constitutional Law" (PDF). www.lawlib.duq.edu. Duquesne University School of Law. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-11.
  4. ^ "Widener University School of Law". law.widener.edu. Widener University School of Law. June 2008. Archived from the original on 2010-06-11.
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