Legal Help
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(Through Washington State Library and King County Law Library)
Use email or Live Help (Chat) to ask questions on different legal subjects.
Get guidance at the Washington State Law Library or the King County Law Library for legal resources.
Live chat Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Chat at the King County Law Library Monday-Friday between 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
More help is available from the Washington State Law Library, call (360) 357-2136 (M – F 8 a.m.-5 p.m.)
Specific Topics
Recovering Your Security Deposit
How to Answer a Lawsuit for Debt Collection
Court Forms
Washington State Courts Website
Websites
Washington Administrative Code
University of Washington Internet Legal Resources
Municipal and County Codes Online
Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington
Benton-Franklin County Law Library – inside the Columbia Basin College Library 2600 N 20th, Pasco, WA 99301 542-5525 The print collection primarily consists of cases, laws, and regulations from the Federal Government, Washington State, and the local counties and municipalities. The Law Library also offers public access to free State and Federal Government web resources as well as numerous subscription databases on three legal research computers. Subscription legal databases are only available in the Library; no remote access is provided.
Available at the Kennewick Library
Hardcopy of the Revised Code of Washington or RCWs (state laws) or online at: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx
Annotated RCWs
Washington Administrative Code (WAC) can be found online at: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx
Benton County Code
Public Library Toolkit: www.aallnet.org/sis/lisp/toolkit.htm
This is a toolkit meant to help public librarians understand the process of legal research, effectively develop and use the information located within their libraries, utilize information located outside their libraries, with the end goal of helping the patron locate the legal information they need.