This is an incomplete list of statutory codes from the U.S. states, territories, and the one federal district.

Most states use a single official code divided into numbered titles. Pennsylvania's official codification is still in progress.

California, New York, and Texas use separate subject-specific codes (or in New York's case, "Consolidated Laws") which must be separately cited by name. Louisiana has both five subject-specific codes and a set of Revised Statutes divided into numbered titles. The Maryland Code was formerly divided into numbered titles, but was recodified into subject-specific articles which must be cited by name.

State
or federal district		Statutory code(s)Date adoptedNotesExternal link
 AlabamaCode of Alabama1975

Code of Alabama

 AlaskaAlaska Statutes1962Alaska Statutes
 ArizonaArizona Revised StatutesJanuary 9, 1956 [1]Arizona Revised Statutes
 ArkansasArkansas Code1987Arkansas Code
 CaliforniaCalifornia CodesVariousThe state of California has 29 statutory codes.California Law
 ColoradoColorado Revised StatutesColorado Revised Statutes
 ConnecticutConnecticut General Statutes1958From the Code of 1650 to the Revision of 1958 (revised to January 1, 2017), 16 complete revisions have been done. From 1918 to 1972, revision updates were carried out by means of supplements.[2]General Statutes of Connecticut
 DelawareDelaware Code1953Delaware Code
 District of ColumbiaCode of the District of ColumbiaOriginally published in 1857 by A. O. P. Nicholson, Public Printer, as The Revised Code of the District of Columbia, prepared under the Authority of the Act of Congress, entitled "An act to improve the laws of the District of Columbia, and to codify the same," approved March 3, 1855.District of Columbia Official Code
 FloridaFlorida StatutesFlorida Statutes
 GeorgiaOfficial Code of Georgia AnnotatedGeorgia Code
 HawaiiHawaii Revised StatutesHawaii Revised Statutes
 IdahoIdaho StatutesIdaho Statutes
 IllinoisIllinois Compiled StatutesJanuary 1, 1993ILCS; replaced Illinois Revised Statutes (Ill.Rev.Stat.) of 1874Illinois Compiled Statutes (Background)
 IndianaIndiana CodeIndiana Code
 IowaCode of IowaMerged Iowa Code and Supplement
 KansasKansas Statutes

Kansas Statutes

 KentuckyKentucky Revised Statutes

Kentucky Revised Statutes

 LouisianaLouisiana Revised Statutes

Louisiana Revised Statutes

 MaineMaine Revised StatutesMaine Revised Statutes
 MarylandMaryland CodeIn stages from 1973 to 2016Gradually replaced the 1957 code

Maryland Code

 MassachusettsGeneral Laws of Massachusetts1920Replaced the "General Statutes" in 1920; currently updated via session laws referred to as chapters within yearly acts (i.e., Chapter 75 of the Acts of 1986).Massachusetts General Laws
 MichiganMichigan Compiled LawsMichigan Compiled Laws
 MinnesotaMinnesota StatutesMinnesota Statutes
 MississippiMississippi Unannotated CodeMississippi Unannotated Code
 MissouriMissouri Revised StatutesMissouri Revised Statutes
 MontanaMontana Code AnnotatedMontana Code Annotated
 NebraskaNebraska Revised StatuesNebraska Revised Statutes
 NevadaNevada Revised StatutesNevada Revised Statutes
 New HampshireState of New Hampshire Revised StatutesState of New Hampshire Revised Statutes
 New JerseyNew Jersey StatutesNew Jersey Statutes Annotated
 New MexicoNew Mexico Statutes Annotated1978Replaced the 1953 compilation. Published by the New Mexico Compilation CommissionNew Mexico Statutes Unannotated
 New YorkConsolidated Laws of New York1909Consolidated Laws of New York
 North CarolinaNorth Carolina General StatutesNorth Carolina General Statutes
 North DakotaNorth Dakota Century CodeNorth Dakota Century Code
 OhioOhio Revised CodeOhio Revised Code
 OklahomaOklahoma StatutesOklahoma Statutes
 OregonOregon Revised StatutesOregon Revised Statutes
 PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Consolidated Statutes1970–presentBefore 1970, there was no official codification of Pennsylvania's statutes; the proprietary codification by Purdon was a de facto standard. As the official code is incomplete, the Purdon code is still in use for some topics. Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
 Puerto RicoLeyes de Puerto Rico
 Rhode IslandRhode Island General LawsRhode Island General Laws
 South CarolinaSouth Carolina Code of LawsSouth Carolina Code of Laws
 South DakotaSouth Dakota Codified Laws
 TennesseeTennessee Code Annotated
 TexasRevised Civil Statutes, Penal Code, and Code of Criminal Procedure[3][4]Texas Constitution & Statutes
 UtahUtah CodeUtah Code
 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands Code
 VermontVermont Statutes AnnotatedVermont Statutes Online
 VirginiaCode of Virginia1950Code of Virginia
 WashingtonRevised Code of WashingtonRevised Code of Washington
 West VirginiaWest Virginia CodeWest Virginia Code
 WisconsinWisconsin Statutes & AnnotationsWisconsin Statutes & Annotations
 WyomingWyoming StatutesWyoming Code

See also

References

  1. ↑ A.R.S. section 1-102, , Arizona State Legislature
  2. ↑ General Statutes, CT State Library, accessed 14 Jan 2018
  3. ↑ State of Texas v. West Publishing Company, 882 F.2d 171 (5th Cir. 1989).
  4. ↑ Texas State Law Library. "Historical Texas Statutes". Retrieved 3 January 2016.
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