The State Law Library is part of the Library of Michigan and is located in the Michigan Library and Historical Center, a few blocks west of the State Capitol between Allegan and Kalamazoo Streets at 702 W. Kalamazoo Street.  The State Law Library provides research and legal resource materials for members of the State Legislature, executive and judicial branches to assist them in their performance of official duties.  Members of the general public are welcome to use the State Law Library and its collections.

Librarians are available to assist library users with research.  We can

•   Assist in finding resources in the Library of Michigan's ANSWER catalog
•   Provide assistance in locating a statute, court opinion, court rule or administrative regulation
•   Explain how to begin statutory and case law research
•   Explain how to find secondary materials that summarize the law
•   Provide guidance to reliable, law-related Internet sites

For state employees seeking more extensive research, please contact (517) 373-1300 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday or use the research request form.
The State Law Library cannot provide legal advice, interpretation or guidance.  For information on finding legal assistance, see the Michigan Electronic Library (MeL) Legal Gateway at http://mel.org/legal.

Beginning March 14, 2011, the State Law Library will be open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Questions or requests for copies of documents may be sent to lmlawlib@michigan.gov.  See here for more information on document delivery.  We are generally able to respond within 48 business hours.

Updated 12/01/2011