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The People ' s Law Library

http://www.peoples-law.info/Home/PublicWeb

This site provides information on Maryland and Federal law affecting low- and moderate-income Marylanders and their families. Maryland's Peoples Law Library (PLL) is a legal information and self-help website maintained by the Maryland State Law Library, a court-related agency of the Maryland Judiciary, and supported by Maryland's non-profit legal services providers

Comar On-Line

http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/

Maryland State agency regulations are compiled in the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR). COMAR contains 33 Titles, with each Title usually corresponding to a department or agency.

Annotated Code of Maryland Index

http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/AnnotIndex.htm

Cornell University Law School U.S. Code Collection

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/

U.S. Code is a consolidation of the general and permanent laws of the U.S. arranged by subject matter into fifty different titles.

Maryland Public Information Act Manual (10th Ed.)

http://www.oag.state.md.us/Opengov/pia.htm

The Maryland Public Information Act Manual provides access to government records through the Maryland Public Information Act.

Maryland Manual On-Line: A Guide to Maryland Government

http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/html/mmtoc.html

The Maryland Manual is a constantly updated guide to Maryland government and provides an overview of the organizational structure and staffing of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of Maryland government.

Crash Course in Copyright

http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/Intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm

Created by Georgia Harper, Esq., this site provides an easy to use, step by step guide to understanding Copyright basics

Opinions of the Attorney General of Maryland

http://www.oag.state.md.us/Opinions/index.htm

An Opinion of the Attorney General represents the considered views of the Attorney General on a significant legal question, generally involving Maryland law or other law that governs the actions of public officials in Maryland.