New CO Statutes Website

LexisNexis is the official publisher of the Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S.). As part of their contract with the state of Colorado, they are required to provide a free, online source to the C.R.S. for the public. LexisNexis recently released a new version of their free website. The new site requires that the searcher click on "I agree" to their terms and conditions before continuing on to the database. It states This website is maintained by LexisNexis®, the publisher of the Colorado Revised Statutes, to provide free public access to the law. It is not intended to replace professional legal consultation or advanced legal research tools. To report errors regarding this website, please complete the Feedback Form.

The new site still includes the Colorado Statutes, Colorado Court Rules and the state and federal constitutions. There is a new feature called "Colorado Advanced Legislative Service" that looks through Colorado Session laws from StateNet, which is another LexisNexis company.

There is an advanced search template that includes terms & connectors, natural language, the Easy Search template and segment searching options. An extensive Help feature and tutorial are also included.  These options make the advanced search template look very similar to the LexisNexis Academic database format that we subscribe to for University (non-law) students.

Written by Patty Wellinger, Reference Services Coordinator