Legal Definitions - Topical Index: State Statutes

Definition: State statutes are laws created by state governments. Most state statutes can be found on the internet and are organized by topic. The following is a list of common topics:

• Agriculture
• Alcoholic Beverages
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Business and Professions Code
• Civil Code
• Civil Procedure
• Commercial Law
• Corporations
• Corrections
• Courts and Court Officers
• Criminal Code
• Criminal Procedure
• Education
• Elections
• Evidence
• Family Law
• Financial Institutions
• Fish and Game
• Government - County
• Government - Local
• Government - Municipal
• Government - State
• Health
• Higher Education and Vocational Training
• Insurance
• Labor - Employment and Labor
• Labor and Industrial Safety
• Motor Vehicles
• Natural Resources - General
• Navigation
• Probate
• Property
• Streets and Highways
• Taxation
• Unemployment
• Uniform Commercial Code
• Utilities and Transportation
• Water Code

For example, if you wanted to find information about adoption laws in your state, you would look under the topic of Family Law. If you wanted to find information about traffic laws, you would look under the topic of Motor Vehicles. These topics help organize the many state statutes that exist and make it easier for people to find the information they need.