Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes

Purdon’s Pennsylvania Statutes and Constitution
Genre statute
Publisher Thomson West until 2008
Thomson Reuters since 2008

Purdon’s Pennsylvania Statutes is an unofficial consolidation of the statutes of Pennsylvania.[1] The state's statutes are organized into 79 topic groups, ranging from "Aeronautics" to "Zoning," spread across 107 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 for its statutes online.[2]

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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 2009-11-11. http://www.webcitation.org/5lDPLAFTo. 
  2. ^ a b c "State laws now on Web site". Pittsburgh Post Gazette (Associated Press). July 13, 2007. http://www.postgazette.com/pg/07194/801474-100.stm. 
  3. ^ Fishman, Joel (August 2009). "Research Guide: PA Constitutional Law". www.lawlib.duq.edu. Duquesne University School of Law. Archived from the original on 2009-11-11. http://www.webcitation.org/5lDQwVUWc. 
  4. ^ "Widener University School of Law". law.widener.edu. Widener University School of Law. June 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-11-11. http://www.webcitation.org/5lDR0M1Aq.