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	Positive law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In a general legal sense, positive law is man-made law, that is, law established by governmental authority, especially that which has been codified into a written form (statutory law).
		The normative theory of law put forth by the Brno school gave pre-eminence to positive law because of its rational nature.
		In the case of titles that are positive law, the text of the title itself, as published in the United States Code by the United States Government Printing Office, is conclusive evidence of the exact wording and punctuation of the statute.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Positive_law (576 words)

	CITES BY TOPIC: positive law (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives prepares and publishes the United States Code pursuant to section 285b of title 2 of the Code.
		Codification of Legislation: Office of the Law Revision Counsel
		Positive law codification is the process of preparing and enacting, one title at a time, a revision and restatement of the general and permanent laws of the United States.
	famguardian.org /TaxFreedom/CitesByTopic/PositiveLaw.htm (1185 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Office of the Law Revision Counsel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Office of the Law Revision Counsel prepares and publishes the United States Code, which is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States.
		The counsel is appointed by the Speaker of the House and must
		In other words, the counsel takes the acts of Congress, which generally cover more than one subject, and makes the revisions indicated to each title of the United States Code.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Office_of_the_Law_Revision_Counsel (157 words)

	Office of the Law Revision Counsel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the United States House of Representatives prepares and publishes the United States Code, which is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States.
		In other words, the counsel takes the Act of Congress that generally cover more than one subject, and makes the revisions indicated to each title of the United States Code.
		The current counsel, Peter LeFevre, was appointed by Speaker Dennis Hastert, effective May 4, 2004.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Office_of_the_Law_Revision_Counsel (224 words)

	Pathfinder2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In addition to these acts, however, alcohol law may also be found in other areas, such as those parts of the code dealing with taxation and revenue (since almost all states tax alcoholic beverages separately from and in addition to the general retail tax) and motor vehicles (for laws related to drunken driving).
		Local law, except from the largest urban centers of the state, are almost always inaccessible except by direct contact with the particular county or municipal office that handles local alcoholic beverage law.
		Law created by local units of government is rarely available in research and general law libraries, unless it is from a major city or a proximate locality.
	www.epi.umn.edu /alcohol/pathfinder/pathfinder2.shtm (8973 words)

	Statutes, Slip Laws, and the US Code (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		One of the important steps in the enactment of a valid law is the requirement that it shall be made known to the people who are to be bound by it.
		Each slip law also includes an informative guide to the legislative history of the law consisting of the committee report number, the name of the committee in each House, as well as the date of consideration and passage in each House, with a reference to the Congressional Record by volume, year, and date.
		The laws are not arranged according to subject matter and do not reflect the present status of an earlier law that has been amended.
	www.wealth4freedom.com /law/about-ssu.htm (1461 words)

	Current Federal Policy Menu
		The Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives consolidates and codifies acts of Congress into the U.S. Code and is responsible for preparing and publishing these federal laws, which change annually with the law-making process.
		The Web page of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel provides a text-based search that can be narrowed by title, chapter, section, etc. (http://uscode.house.gov/uscode.htm).
		On THOMAS (http://thomas.loc.gov/), one can research federal laws as they were packaged when passed as acts of Congress and signed by the President (before the House codifies them).
	www.vawprevention.org /policy/fedlaw.shtml (374 words)

	Finding the Law at the UNT Libraries and on the Internet: Find Statutes and Codes: Federal Codes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		You would have to find the law as it was originally passed, then check the index for every year thereafter to see if any changes have been made to the original statute, and to see if any changes have been made to the changes.
		The codification of federal laws is performed by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel within the United States House of Representatives.
		The official U.S. Code is prepared by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel and published by the Office and by the Government Printing Office.
	www.library.unt.edu /govinfo/law/tutorial/stat/statcode.htm (1300 words)

	Finding the Law at the UNT Libraries and on the Internet: Find Statutes and Codes: Federal Slip Laws (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		As soon as Congress has enacted a bill into law (with or without the President’s cooperation), copies of the new law are sent to the National Archives and Records Administration’s Office of the Federal Register (OFR) to be prepared for official publication.
		For example, Chapter 231 might be the 231st law enacted by the 81st Congress, or it might be the 231st law enacted by the 82nd Congress.
		Section 113 of Title 1 of the United States Code provides that slip laws are admissible as “competent evidence” in all the federal and state courts, tribunals and public offices of the United States.
	www.library.unt.edu /govinfo/law/tutorial/stat/statslip.htm (970 words)

	Office of the Law Revision Counsel: Law Tips Archive--Wirtz Labor Library
		Office of the Law Revision Counsel"> Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House of Representatives prepares and publishes the United States Code, which is the codification by subject matter of the laws of the United States.
		The tables are one resource that can be used to help update statutory law as mentioned in an earlier tip.
		The Office of the Law Revision Counsel makes every effort to ensure that the U.S. Code database on the Web is accurate, but they still advise verifying any results against the printed version of the Code.
	www.dol.gov /oasam/library/law/lawtips/lawrevisioncounsel.htm (218 words)

	USFlag.org: A website dedicated to the Flag of the United States of America - United States Code
		In accordance with section 285b of title 2 of the U.S. Code, the Code is compiled by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the United States House of Representatives.
		By order of the President, the flag shall be flown at half-staff upon the death of principal figures of the United States Government and the Governor of a State, territory, or possession, as a mark of respect to their memory.
		In the event of the death of a present or former official of the government of any State, territory, or possession of the United States, the Governor of that State, territory, or possession may proclaim that the National flag shall be flown at half-staff.
	www.usflag.org /uscode36.html (3777 words)

	Law Library Newsletter
		The Office is also responsible for positive law codification of the laws of the U.S. Some Code titles were passed by Congress in "codified" form, making those titles "positive (official) law".
		When the Office’s project is completed, all titles of the Code will be legal evidence of the general and permanent laws, and use of the United States Statutes at Large for this purpose will no longer be necessary Of particular interest to DOT users is the Office’s current codification project: Title 46 “Shipping”.
		This is a joint project of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House of Representatives and the U.S. Department of Transportation.
	dotlibrary.dot.gov /Lawnews/Lawspring04.htm (774 words)

	FORENSICON - Electronic Discovery & Computer Forensics and Related Sites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Internet Law Library (formerly the U.S. House of Representatives Internet Law Library) was originally provided to the public courtesy of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives, as part of the Counsel's mission to make the law (particularly the U.S. Code) available to the public.
		CNN law section is a news website, which tracks the ever changing legal environment in the United States and Abroad.
		With more than 400,000 members, the ABA provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, information about the law, programs to assist lawyers and judges in their work, and initiatives to improve the legal system for the public.
	www.forensicon.com /websites/information.asp (620 words)

	WVU College of Law - George R. Farmer, Jr. Law Library - Federal Statutory and Regulatory Sources on the Internet
		Thomas is a legislative database maintained by the Library of Congress which contains the full text of public laws from the 93rd Congress (1973-1974) to date as well as links to the online full-text version of selected legislative history documents.
		These include the full text of congressional bills from the 101st Congress (1989-1990), committee reports from the 104th Congress (1995-1996), and the debates and proceedings from the Congressional Record from the 101st Congress (1989-1990) to date.
		Direct links are also provided to the full text of public laws via the Thomas database at the Library of Congress, thus providing an efficient, seamless means of updating the text of code sections.
	www.wvu.edu /~law/library/guides/fedinternet.htm (503 words)

	NDSU Library: /databases/db_info.php
		The United States Code is prepared and published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives.
		It is the codification of the general and permanent laws of the United States, and is updated every six years.
		: Office of the Law Revision Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives
	www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu /databases/db_info.php?ekey=216 (51 words)

	Government Sources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Copyright Office's goal is promoting the progress of the arts and protection for the works of authors.
		The Library's mission is to make its resources available and useful to the Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations.
		The PTO promotes industrial and technological progress in the United States and strengthens the national economy by administering the laws relating to patents and trademarks.
	talkjustice.com /links.asp?453053963 (380 words)

	Links to the world - law and legislation
		Office of Administrative Hearings -- This office decides rule making, workers compensation, and child support cases, among others.
		Compendium of State Firearms Laws -- Summaries of key provisions governing the ownership and use of firearms in each state from the National Rifle Association.
		Guide to Law Online -- Prepared by the U.S. Law Library of Congress, this is an annotated guide to sources of information worldwide on government and law.
	www.leg.state.mn.us /lrl/links/legal.htm (1506 words)

	Statutes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		These statutes, in effect as of January 7, 2003, are provided via links to the Office of the Law Revision Counsel, Thomas and
		Responsibility for updating and maintaining The United States Code rests with the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives.
		For exact information about the currency of any particular title as it is published by the House please check the Office of the Law Revision Counsel site.
	www.usoge.gov /pages/laws_regs_fedreg_stats/statutes.html (255 words)

	Statutes: Online Exercise and Learning Module
		Codes are the body of law passed by a legislative entity and arranged according to their subject matter.
		Session Law is the term used to refer to a collection of laws that have been promulgated by a legislative entity and are arranged in a chronological fashion without consideration as to their subject matter.
		This is where you would go to find the complete text of a law (sometimes over a hundred pages) before the Office of the Law Revision Counsel or other similar body has put it into discreet and usable segments.
	www.law.indiana.edu /lib/pubs/learning_modules/statutesB.htm (409 words)

	Office of the Law Revision Counsel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Organic Laws are based on the 2000 edition (January 2, 2001) of the Code.
		Each section of the Code database contains a date in the top-right corner indicating that laws enacted as of that date and affecting that section are included in the text of that section.
		The tables show where recently enacted laws will appear in the Code and which sections of the Code have been amended by those laws.
	uscode.house.gov /about/info.shtml (492 words)

	Law
		he librarians cannot offer interpretations of laws, explanations of the wording of laws, or opinions about the applicability of laws.
		egal forms may be purchased from the office of the Superior Court which is located at 1040 West Avenue J in Lancaster.
		The staff at this office is not allowed to advise you as to which forms you should file.
	www.palmdalelibrary.org /reference/ref_7.shtml (344 words)

	Admiralty Law
		(From the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives -- Free)
		(From the The Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives [Title 46] or [Title 46 App.
		The Law of Admiralty by Grant Gilmore and Charles L. Black, Jr.
	tarlton.law.utexas.edu /vlibrary/online/internet/subject/admiral.html (285 words)

	IPA News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		My sense is that at least when it comes to publishing, the intent of the law is usually to protect the relatively powerless against the relatively powerful - the consumer, the writer and the employee against the company and the boss.
		At least if you know the law, you can go ahead and choose to break it - out of principle or convenience - and be aware that you may have to deal with some consequences somewhere down the line.
		The areas of law covered in these sites that are of most interest to magazine publishers include: small business, employment and independent contractors, trademarks and copyrights, internet law, debt and bankruptcy, and taxes.
	www.indypress.org /site/toolbox/lawlinks.html (2292 words)

	United States Code: About
		The information contained in the U.S. Code on GPO Access has been provided to GPO by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives.
		While every effort has been made to ensure that the U.S. Code database on GPO Access is accurate, those using it for legal research should verify their results against the printed version of the United States Code available through the Government Printing Office.
		While these publications may be more current, they are not the official version of the U.S. Code that is published by the Office of the Law Revision Council.
	www.gpoaccess.gov /uscode/about.html (470 words)

	Online Legal Research
		The Law Centers are designed to help people handle their own everyday legal matters.
		The Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the laws of the United States.
		After a bill is signed by the president, it becomes law and is then codified by the (House) Office of Law Revision Counsel.
	www.epl.org /library/legal-research.html (1652 words)

	The Fred Parks Law Library
		The laws are arranged chronologically, in the order in which the bills became law.
		The session laws are designated according to the session of Congress and the order of passage (e.g., Public Law 107-1).
		The only exception to this rule is when a user wants to pinpoint or “isolate” the law in sessions covered by a particular supplement.
	www.stcl.edu /library/USCguideOnline.html (734 words)

	Useful Internet Sites: Law
		A legal subject index, access to cases and codes, information about law schools, law reviews, and information about legal associations and organizations can all be found on or through this web site.
		Provides subject access to the laws and regulations of the legislative and judicial branches of the Federal government.
		This web site was originally provided to the public courtesy of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives.
	www.hpu.edu /index.cfm?contentID=1434 (301 words)

	U.S. Code (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		It is the codification of the general and permanent laws of the United States.
		Similarly, as laws are passed during the 104th Congress, a note will be added to any affected section within five days after the law is enacted.
		This search retrieves a Code section (2 USC 1207a) that was affected by a law passed during the 2d Session of the 103d Congress (P.L. 103-211) and again by a law passed in the 1st Session of the 104th Congress (P.L..
	www.ulib.iupui.edu /lisarchive/gpo/hlpusc.html (996 words)

	UNM Law Library \| Indian Law \| Federal Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Presents summaries and full-text versions of Indian law opinions from the court from 1991 to 2004.
		This office within the Department of the Interior was created to deal with the legal requirements to provide historical reconciliation of individual Indian money accounts.
		The Office of Tribal Justice provides a single point of contact within the Justice Department to meet the federal responsibilities owed to Indian tribes.
	lawschool.unm.edu /lawlib/research-guides/indian-law/federal.php (683 words)

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