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Finding by Citation

To find a case, statute, ruling, or regulation by citation number/name:

  1. Click Search on the menu bar.
  2. Select the State & Local practice area.
  3. On the left navigation bar, select State & Local Tax Reporters.
  4. Select the check box for the state you want to search.
  5. Click Next.
  6. On the left navigation bar, click one of the options under the Find by Citation heading.

    Option Action
    Cases Find a case by name or citation
    Statutes Find a statute by number
    Rulings Find a ruling by number
    Regulations Find a regulation by number
  7. Type the citation in the appropriate field.

    See formatting example on the search screen.

  8. Click Search.

    The Search Results screen appears with a default view of either All Documents, Source List, or Table of Contents. You can toggle between these views by clicking the appropriate link. To further define search results, the Source List and Table of Contents views let you choose View Hits Only or View All Results (in the document tools).The Table of Contents format also has Display Level options (1, 2, 3) that let you expand or collapse the folders shown. You can manage default settings in the Search/Display section of the Options screen.

  9. If necessary, drill down to the document level in the Search Results screen, and click a document name to view its contents.

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