User:Penguin1737

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Here I work on UK Law, as well as law in general. Currently, I'm working on locating and making public domain requests for yearly/session compiled laws for english speaking jurisdictions. I intend to understand a particular jurisdiction's organizational system for it's compiled law books and then upload the complete set to Commons, Wikidata, and of course here. Hopefully this project makes historical law more accessible and covers gaps where various legislatures have not digitized existing in force laws, particularly in common law jurisdictions. If you know a good resource where a large number of a particular jurisdiction's compiled law books are available in PDF form, either already available or awaiting public domain/freedom of information request, please let me know!

PD Request Status

UK

• General Acts - See Portal:Collated Volumes of Primary Legislation of the United Kingdom, lots of work to be done regarding differing print editions of General acts, Wikisource currently does have at least 1 scan of each year 1801-1973, but its a mix, sometimes problematically, of various print editions. Ultimately, it shouldn't matter which edition is transcluded into individual act pages, they're all done by the King's printer, but the different print runs need to be separated from each other within Commons and Wikidata as well.
• Local and Personal Acts - Random US law school slip law compilations have been requested, need to ensure they're correctly in the table. Official king's printer books are available from the Oireachtas, but are incredibly large in size and arduous to download. May need to do some testing to ensure these don't hit backend issues in transcription like the large file Statues of the Realm. Could possibly downsize the scans as long as it doesn't hurt image quality.
• SRO & SIs - Close to fully requested, need to check existing table, working through adding released scans
• Parliamentary Reports and Sessional Papers - Identified https://www.google.com/books/edition/Sessional_Papers/onExAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions https://www.google.com/books/edition/Parliamentary_Papers/ENsOAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions

Ireland

• General Acts - Requests complete for Free State, compiled volumes for the Republic not yet located

Canada

• Federal
  • Statutes (1841-1851) - https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.9_00924 or https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Provincial_Statutes_of_Canada/tQwvAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
  • Statutes (1852-1866) - https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.9_00925 or https://www.google.com/books/edition/Statutes_of_the_Province_of_Canada/rBxCAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
  • Statutes (1867-1872) - https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.9_08050 or https://www.google.com/books/edition/Statutes_of_Canada/_ArFAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&kptab=editions
  • Statutes (1873-1900) - https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.9_08051
  • Statutes (1901-1997) Already uploaded to Commons through 1969 under c:Category:Acts of the Parliament of Canada - https://archive.org/details/canadaactsofparliament
• Alberta
  • Statutes (maybe 1906-1980) - https://www.google.com/books/edition/Statutes_of_the_Province_of_Alberta/kC41AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
• British Columbia
  • Statutes (maybe 1872-1963) - https://www.google.com/books/edition/Statutes_of_the_Province_of_British_Colu/iCVSAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
• Manitoba
  • Statutes (maybe 1872-1985) - https://www.google.com/books/edition/Statutes_of_the_Province_of_Manitoba/UH9RAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
• New Brunswick
  • Statutes (maybe 1833-1923) - https://www.google.com/books/edition/Acts_of_the_Legislature_of_the_Province/FMYvAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
  • Statutes (maybe 1805-1899) - https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/2lRFAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
• Newfoundland
  • Statutes (1833-1867) - https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.9_01648
  • Statutes (maybe 1900-1919) - https://www.google.com/books/edition/Statutes_of_the_Province_of_Newfoundland/h3dFAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
  • Statutes (maybe 1949-1975) - https://www.google.com/books/edition/Statutes_of_Newfoundland/JClSAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=newfoundland%20statutes&kptab=editions
• Northwest Territories
  • Ordinances (maybe 1877-1978) - https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/41c1AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
• Nova Scotia
  • Statutes (1758-1766) - https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.9_08182
  • Statutes (1817-1838) - https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.9_00917
  • Statutes (1839-1851) - https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.9_00914
  • Statutes (1851-1867) - https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.9_00915
  • Statutes (maybe 1817-2004) - https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Statutes_of_Nova_Scotia/BYIwAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
• Upper Canada (Ontario)
  • Statutes (1792-1840) - https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.9_10042
  • Statutes (maybe 1868-2001) - https://www.google.com/books/edition/Statutes_of_the_Province_of_Ontario/zCVSAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
• Prince Edward Island
  • Statutes (maybe 1790-2000) - https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Acts_of_the_General_Assembly_of_Prin/jUIQAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
• Lower Canada (Quebec)
  • Statutes (1792-1836) - https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.9_00926
  • Statutes (maybe 1867-2003) - https://www.google.com/books/edition/Statutes_of_the_Province_of_Quebec_Passe/WpIvAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
  • Statutes (maybe 1870-1923) - https://www.google.com/books/edition/Statutes_of_the_Provice_of_Quebec/gGZFAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
  • Statutes (maybe 1867-2003) - https://www.google.com/books/edition/Statutes_of_the_Province_of_Qu%C3%A9bec/zI5FAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
• Saskatchewan
  • Statutes (maybe 1906-1983) = https://www.google.com/books/edition/Statutes_of_the_Province_of_Saskatchewan/-NJDAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
• Yukon
  • Ordinances/Statutes (random early 20th and 1980s-present) - https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/q0gwAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0

United States

• Alabama - Fully requested, no table
  • Statutes (maybe 1820-1979) - (external scan)
• Alaska - Fully requested, table not created
  • Statutes (maybe 1913-1978) - (external scan)
• Arizona - Identified, no table
  • Statutes (maybe 1885-1909) - (external scan)
  • Statutes (maybe 1865-1912) - (external scan)
  • Statutes (maybe 1912-1979) - (external scan)
• Arkansas - Identified, no table
  • Statutes (1822 only) - (external scan)
  • Statutes (maybe 1840-1979, some years only topic based not full) - (external scan)
• California - Identified, no table
  • Statutes (maybe 1850-2008) - (external scan)
  • Statutes (maybe 1868-1919) - (external scan)
• Colorado - Identified
  • Statutes (maybe 1879-1982, 2008) - (external scan)
• Connecticut - Somewhat identified, not sure if General acts are covered
  • State Library Law Collection - https://cslib.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p128501coll3 - Need to locate individual scans, should be fine to pull the laws as their reproduction restriction only applies if the library holds any copyright, which they wouldn't under PD-Scan
  • General Statutes (maybe 1808-1834) - (external scan)
  • Special Statutes (maybe 1837-1963) - (external scan)
  • Special Statutes (maybe 1871-1980) - (external scan)
• Delaware - Fully requested, table not created
  • Statutes (maybe 1803-1947) - (external scan)
• District Of Columbia
• Florida - Identified
  • Statutes (maybe 1823-1982) - (external scan)
• Georgia - Identified
  • Statutes (maybe 1821-1982) - (external scan)
• Hawaii - Table not created
  • Statutes (maybe 1901-1959) fully requested - (external scan)
  • Statutes (maybe 1960-1982) not requested - (external scan)
• Idaho - Fully requested, table not created
  • Statutes (maybe 1866-1983) - (external scan)
• Illinois - Identified
  • Statutes (maybe 1871-1979) - (external scan)
• Indiana - Identified
  • Statutes (maybe 1825-1983) - (external scan)
  • Statutes (maybe 1819-1998) - (external scan)
• Iowa - Identified https://www.google.com/books/edition/Acts_and_Resolutions_Passed_at_the_Sessi/29NGAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
• Kansas - Identified https://www.google.com/books/edition/General_Laws_of_the_State_of_Kansas/dyo4AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
• Kentucky - Identified https://www.google.com/books/edition/Acts_of_the_General_Assembly_of_the_Comm/V2EyAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
• Louisiana - Identified https://www.google.com/books/edition/Acts_Passed_at_the_Session_of_the_Legisl/05ZGAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
• Maine
  • https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100836946
  • https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/008584411
• Maryland - Identified https://www.google.com/books/edition/Laws_of_the_State_of_Maryland/Zs1GAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
• Massachusetts - Identified https://www.google.com/books/edition/Acts_and_Laws_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Mas/3vdGAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions https://www.google.com/books/edition/Acts_and_Resolves_Passed_by_the_General/mFcyAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
• Michigan - Identified https://www.google.com/books/edition/Public_and_Local_Acts_of_the_Legislature/51AyAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
• Minnesota - Identified https://www.google.com/books/edition/Session_Laws_of_the_State_of_Minnesota/7lYyAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
• Mississippi - Identified https://www.google.com/books/edition/Laws_of_the_State_of_Mississippi/jBZGAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
• Missouri - Identified https://www.google.com/books/edition/Laws_of_Missouri/df1FAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions https://www.google.com/books/edition/Laws_of_Missouri_Passed_at_the_General_A/bQ5GAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
• Montana - Identified https://www.google.com/books/edition/Laws_Resolutions_and_Memorials_of_the_St/YwsrAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
• Nebraska - Identified https://www.google.com/books/edition/Laws_Joint_Resolutions_and_Memorials_Pas/tkE4AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
• Nevada - Fully requested, table not created (external scan)
• New Hampshire - Identified https://www.google.com/books/edition/Laws_of_the_State_of_New_Hampshire/qJpGAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
• New Jersey - Identified https://www.google.com/books/edition/Acts_of_the_Legislature_of_the_State_of/lVRNAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
• New Mexico - Identified https://www.google.com/books/edition/Laws_of_the_State_of_New_Mexico/ms1GAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
• New York - Identified https://www.google.com/books/edition/Laws_of_the_State_of_New_York/hzhNAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions https://www.google.com/books/edition/Laws_of_the_State_of_New_York/7wqxAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
• North Carolina - Identified https://www.google.com/books/edition/Public_Laws_of_the_State_of_North_Caroli/dExNAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions https://www.google.com/books/edition/Session_Laws_and_Resolutions/LD0yAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
• North Dakota - Already indexed by User:EthanRobertLee, need to ensure uniformity across states where possible
• Ohio - Identified https://www.google.com/books/edition/Acts_of_the_State_of_Ohio/fZ04AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
• Oklahoma - Identified https://www.google.com/books/edition/State_of_Oklahoma_Session_Laws/Vh5AAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions https://www.google.com/books/edition/Territory_of_Oklahoma_Session_Laws_of_th/95Y4AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions https://www.google.com/books/edition/Oklahoma_Session_Laws/6n5CAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
• Oregon - All volumes requested, table not created, State Library of Oregon does not have scans, Legislature only has individual law scans
  • Statutes (maybe 1859-1979) - (external scan)
• Pennsylvania - Identified, State has the Session Law Preservation Project, but it is incomplete and has only individual law scans
  • Laws (maybe 1811-1993) - (external scan)
• Rhode Island - Identified, State does not appear to have scans
  • Public Laws (maybe 1833-1978) - (external scan)
  • Acts and Resolutions (Includes private laws)
• South Carolina - Identified
  • Acts and Joint Resolutions (maybe 1802-1979) - (external scan)
  • Acts and Joint Resolutions (State Library) (1941-2023) - (external scan)
  • Statutes at Large (1682-1866) - (external scan)
• South Dakota - Identified
  • Laws of the State (maybe 1890-1981) - (external scan)
  • Session Laws (link to library catalogue, I think can download from the linked digital collection, problematic on mobile) - https://sdsv.agverso.com/details?key=1&agcn=326858&cid=SDSV&lid=SDSV
• Tennessee - Identified, State does not appear to have scans
  • Public Acts (maybe 1812-1981) - (external scan)
• Texas - All volumes requested, table created but not fully populated
  • General and Special Laws (maybe 1838-1979) - (external scan)
  • General and Special Laws (1931-2009) (Does not allow full pdf downloads) - (external scan)
• Utah - All volumes requested, table begun
  • Laws of Utah (1851-2023) - (external scan)
• Vermont - Identified, does not appear to have official or local university scans
  • Acts and Laws (maybe 1780-1979) - (external scan)
  • Acts and Resolves (maybe 1808-1921) - (external scan)
  • Supreme Court Decisions - (external scans (multiple parts): 2006-2015, 2015-Present)
  • Legislative Journals - (external scans (multiple parts): GA 1801-1804, GA 1805-1821, GA 1822-1835, House 1836-1999, Senate 1836-1999)
• Virginia - Identified
  • Statutes (maybe 1814-2007) - (external scan)
• Washington - Fully requested, table not created (external scan)
• West Virginia - Fully requested, table not created
  • Statutes (maybe 1863-1982) (external scan)
• Wisconsin - Identified https://www.google.com/books/edition/Wisconsin_Session_Laws/_C4rAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions https://www.google.com/books/edition/Laws_of_the_State_of_Wisconsin/0sU_AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&kptab=editions
• Wyoming - All volumes requested, table not created