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Legal Sources Registry

Authoritative sources used by BC71-BC76 agents

Currency Scoring System

Municipal ordinance citations are scored 0-100 based on host reliability, update signals, official confirmation, and cross-source consistency. Scores above 85 are high confidence; 70-84 require verification; below 70 are leads only.

US Code (GovInfo)

officialstatute
98

Official US Code from Government Publishing Office

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Cornell LII - US Code

reputable aggregatorstatute
88

Cornell Legal Information Institute - US Code with explanations

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eCFR

quasi officialregulation
95

Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (daily updated)

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CFR (GovInfo)

officialregulation
97

Official CFR annual editions from GPO

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CourtListener

reputable aggregatorcase law and dockets
92

Free Law Project - case law, dockets, RECAP Archive

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Caselaw Access Project

reputable datasetcase law
90

Harvard - digitized US case law 1658-2018

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Google Scholar (Case Law)

aggregatorcase law
85

Google Scholar case law - federal and state

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Justia

aggregatorcase law
83

Free case law, statutes, codes

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Oyez

reputable aggregatorscotus
88

SCOTUS audio, transcripts, and case summaries

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PACER

officialdockets
99

Official federal dockets (paid access)

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RECAP Archive

reputable aggregatordockets
91

Free subset of PACER documents via CourtListener

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Configured state domains for legislature, courts, and administrative sources.

CA
Legislatureleginfo.legislature.ca.gov
Courtswww.courts.ca.gov
NY
Legislaturelegislation.nysenate.gov
Courtswww.nycourts.gov
TX
Legislaturecapitol.texas.gov
Courtswww.txcourts.gov
FL
Legislaturewww.flsenate.gov
Courtswww.flcourts.org
CO
Legislatureleg.colorado.gov
Courtswww.courts.state.co.us
WA
Legislatureapps.leg.wa.gov
Courtswww.courts.wa.gov
AZ
Legislaturewww.azleg.gov
Courtswww.azcourts.gov
UT
Legislaturele.utah.gov
Courtswww.utcourts.gov

Municode

80

Common for US cities; usually convenient but confirm currency

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AmLegal

78

Often includes disclaimers; use currency scoring

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eCode360

75

Many towns/counties; sometimes gated

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County Assessor

parcel records
92

Parcel data, assessed values, tax status

parcel idassessed valuetax statuslegal description

County Recorder

recorded documents
94

Deeds, mortgages, liens, easements

deedsmortgageslienseasementscovenants

County GIS

gis maps
88

Zoning maps, parcel boundaries, overlays

zoning designationflood zoneparcel boundaries

Planning Department

permits and violations
90

Permits, violations, inspection reports

permitsviolationsinspection reportsstaff reports

BC71 decomposes research into specific ticket types, each targeting appropriate sources.

T1

Local Ordinance

Find controlling local code provisions

municodeamlegalecode360
T2

State Enabling

Find state enabling statutes

state legislaturecornell lii
T3

Controlling Caselaw

Find controlling appellate decisions

courtlistenercaselaw access project
T4

Procedure & Deadlines

Identify procedural requirements

state legislaturelocal ordinance
T5

Remedies

Identify available remedies

case lawstatute
T6

Agency Records

Obtain property/agency records

county assessorcounty recorder
T7

Subsequent History

Check case/statute currency

courtlistenerstate legislature
T8

Jurisdiction Confirm

Confirm controlling jurisdiction

state courtscourtlistener
T9

Element Deep Dive

Research specific legal elements

case lawtreatises
T10

Remediation Research

Find supporting authority after red-team

case lawstatute