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    The Utah State Law Library serves the legal information needs of Utah's courts, executive agencies, legislature, attorneys, and the public. The library is open to the public, and while our collection is located in Salt Lake City, library services are available to people throughout the state.

    Address
    		 450 S. State St. W-13
    P.O. Box 140220
    Salt Lake City, UT 84114-0220
    Scott M. Matheson Courthouse
    First Floor, Room W-13
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    E-mail address
    		 library@email.utcourts.gov
    Phone numbers
    		 Reference: 801-238-7990
    Fax: 801-238-7993
    Hours
    		 Monday - Friday
    8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Copying
    		 Copies are 20¢ each. You may purchase a copy card from library staff, or use bill/coin operated copy machines.
    Computers
    		 We provide public computers for court and law-related research, with access to GPO Access, HeinOnline, OCAP, Pioneer, an online legal research service, WordPerfect and other resources. We also offer free wireless access.

    Collection Highlights

    Our collection has more than 55,000 volumes, and includes the Utah and other materials listed below.

    Utah Materials
    Other
    • Utah territorial and state laws
    • Utah administrative regulations (current and historical)
    • Utah court rules (current and historical)
    • Utah appellate decisions
    • Utah territorial and state legislative publications
    • Utah constitutional research materials
    • Utah treatises
    • Utah Supreme Court briefs (1929 and 1940s- , docket # 4922-4932 and 6190- )
    • Utah Court of Appeals briefs (1986- )
    • Laws of 24 states besides Utah
    • All other state appellate decisions
    • U.S. Code and Statutes at Large
    • Code of Federal Regulations and Federal Register
    • All reported federal decisions
    • Electronic citator service
    • Selected federal legislative history materials
    • Small law review collection
    • Legal encyclopedias
    • Looseleaf services
    • Treatises on a variety of topics
    • Books written for non-lawyers

    We are a selective federal depository library. We receive about 4% of the materials distributed, with an emphasis on primary legal materials, including federal statutes, regulations and court and agency decisions.

    Document Delivery Service

    Utah State Law Library staff will copy and mail, fax or e-mail materials from our collection.

    To request copies
    Call 801-238-7990
    Fax 801-238-7993
    E-mail library@email.utcourts.gov
    Write Utah State Law Library
    450 S. State St. W-13
    P.O. Box 140220
    Salt Lake City, UT 84114-0220
    Charges
    Mailed copies 25¢ per page + $3.00 postage
    Faxed copies $5.00 for the first 10 pages and 50¢ per page for each additional page
    E-mailed copies 25¢ per page if we must first copy the pages in order to email them; otherwise we do not charge to email materials

    Payment Methods

    We can accept payment by check, (made out to Utah State Law Library) money order or credit card.

    Additional Information

    • We may require advance payment if the request is large
    • We cannot do legal research
    • We require a complete citation
    • We provide this service to Utah state government offices at no charge
    NOTICE: WARNING CONCERNING COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS

    The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.

    Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specific conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.

    This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law.

    Source: 37 CFR §201.14


    Library Policies


    Legal Research and Legal Advice Policy

    Court employees are prohibited from giving legal advice. Advising people what the law is and how it applies to their situation is practicing law, which is what lawyers do.

    Library staff are able to help you use the library, but we cannot research or interpret the law for you.

    See the court's Finding Legal Help page for information about sources of legal help.

    Law Library Staff Can:
    • Explain how to use legal resources
    • Help you locate a particular statute or case when you have a specific reference or citation
    • Direct you to sources of law, including statutes and cases
    • Direct you to form books, court rules, and books about the law
    • Recommend sources to start your research
    • Direct you to materials for your school assignment
    • Refer you to agencies
    Law Library Staff Cannot:
    • Interpret the meaning of statutes, cases or regulations
    • Choose statutes, cases or regulations for your situation
    • Choose specific forms or language to use in forms
    • Tell you how to file a document, what document to file, or how to proceed with court actions
    • Give opinions on legal matters

    Checkout Policy

    By statute, only state government employees may check out materials from the law library. All others are welcome to use materials in the library.


    Page Last Modified: 5/29/2009