 The Carver County Law Library offers free in-person access to the following databases:
Online databases
Minnesota Courts Records Inquiry - MNCIS
Check the criminal, civil, family, probate, and judgment records from all counties in Minnesota including Carver County . This database is available at county court houses and is accessible from all the public terminals in the Law Library. A more limited public access is available over the internet.
Westlaw
The Carver County Law Library maintains an online subscription to Westlaw, a legal electronic research database. This subscription includes the full-text of case law from all 50 states and the federal appellate courts, all federal and state statutes and regulations, journals and law reviews, and state and federal practice materials. By subscription agreement, this database is available for use only in the Law Library.
Lexis
The Carver County Law Library maintains an online subscription to Lexis, a legal electronic research database. Our Lexis subscription includes Dunnell's Minnesota Digest, annotated Minnesota Restatement cases, all Minnesota law reviews, Minnesota federal and state cases, Minnesota statutes and bill tracking, Minnesota Rules, Minnesota Register, and regulation tracking,Minnesota administrative and agency decisions, all 8 th Circuit cases, Supreme Court cases, USCS, Public Laws, Federal Rules Annotated, Martindale-Hubbell with U.S. listings and U.S. law digest and full jurisdiction Shepard's.
Shepard's Citator
Case law is based upon precedent or authority. In order to find out if a case, statute, or other document can be used as authority, check to see whether it has has been followed, distinguished, limited or questioned in subsequent court cases. This is done by "Shepardizing", using Shepard's Citations to see how and when another court has cited the first decision. The Carver County Law Library maintains an online subscription to full jurisdiction Shepards with links to full-text cases and statutes (all 50 states and federal jurisdictions). This database is integrated with our Lexis subscription.
Thomson Gale Legal Forms
Full-text Minnesota specific, federal, business, personal, real estate and general forms covering hundreds of legal subjects and issues are available including power-of-attorney, landlord/tenant, and mechanic's lien. The legal forms contained in this database are not a substitute for consulting with an attorney concerning your unique legal matter. Remote access is also available to library cardholders via the internet. The legal forms contained in this database are not a substitute for consulting with an attorney concerning your unique legal matter.
Carver County Library Databases
Access to all the Carver County Library online subscription databases is available in the Law Library. A public library card is necessary to access these databases. Ask the librarian for assistance.
Print Collection
The Law Library owns primary and secondary legal materials including:
Minnesota Collection
| Dunnell Minnesota Digest |
| Minnesota Adoption Law and Practice > |
| Minnesota Civil Practice |
| Minnesota Digest |
| Minnesota Family Practice Manual |
| Minnesota Judges Criminal Benchbook |
| Minnesota Legal Forms |
| Minnesota Misdemeanors and Moving Traffic Violations |
| Minnesota No-Fault Automobile Insurance |
| Minnesota Opinions of the Attorney General |
| Minnesota Practice Series |
| Minnesota Residential Real Estate |
| Minnesota Rules |
| Minnesota Rules - Historical |
| Minnesota Rules of Court |
| Minnesota Statutes - Official |
| Minnesota Statutes – Official - Historical |
| Minnesota Statutes Annotated |
| Pirsig on Minnesota Pleading |
| Shepard's Minnesota Citations |
| Shepard's Northwestern Reporter Citations |
| Using a Mechanic's Lien to Get Your Money |
Federal
| Federal Jury Practice and Instructions |
| Supreme Court Reporter |
| United States Code Service |
General
| American Jurisprudence 2d |
| American Jurisprudence Pleading and Practice Forms |
| American Law Reports 1 st , 2 d , 3 d , 4 th , Federal |
| Criminal Procedures Checklist |
| Elderlaw – Advocacy for the Aging |
| Environmental Law and Practice |
| Northwestern Reporter |
| Northwestern Reporter 2d |
| Robbins Habeas Corpus Checklists |
| Shepard's Minnesota Citations |
| Shepard's Northwestern Reporter Citations |
| Supreme Court Reporter |
| West's Legal Forms |
| Words and Phrases |
Legal Forms
| American Jurisprudence Pleading and Practice Forms |
| Minnesota Legal Forms |
| West's Legal Forms |
Municipal
Matthews Municipal Ordinances
McQuillin Municipal Corporations
Municipal Codes for Selected Carver County Municipalities
Jury
Blue's Guide to Jury Selection
Federal Jury Practice and Instructions
Minnesota Practice - Civil Jury Instructions Guides
Minnesota Practice - Criminal Jury Instructions Guides
Pattern Jury Instructions
Law Reviews
Hamline Law Review
Minnesota Law Review
William Mitchell Law Review
Newspapers
Self–Representation Materials
The Law Library purchases self-representation books. Our circulating print materials are cataloged in the Carver County Library Catalog .
Do a keyword search for legal and the topic.
Ex.: Legal tenants
The result will be books about legal matters concerning tenants.
Ex: Legal wills
The result will be books about legal matters concerning wills including preparing your own will. |
