Introduction
This guide aims to help students identify Ohio's forms of local government and sources for finding the legal resources they produce. For contextual understanding of the state legal structure within which they function, see our Ohio Primary Law and Ohio Secondary Sources Research Guides.
Ohio's local governments include counties, townships, municipalities and special districts. They are all creatures of the state, and derive their authority from powers conferred by the state. See:
- Ohio Constitution Article 10 - County and Township Organizations Note especially Sec. 10.03 - County Charters; approval by voters
- Ohio Constitution Article 18 - Municipal Corporations Note especially Sec. 18.07 - Home Rule
- Ohio Revised Code sections providing for establishment of special districts, such as Regional Water And Sewer Districts (ORC Ch 6119) or Park Districts (ORC Ch 1545) or School Districts (ORC Ch 3311)
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Search Many Primary and Secondary Sources at Once
- Westlaw - Municipal Library Multibase (MUNI)
- WestlawNext From the Browse Sources Menu, click on the state materials tab, then Ohio. Type a search in the search box to search all Ohio content. Alternatively, click on the radio button, Specify Content to search, and select multiple sources.
- Lexis Advance Use the pulldown menus underneath the search box to select (1) Content Type (cases, statutes and legislation, administrative codes and regulations, administrative materials, etc. - can add secondary sources also or search everything) and (2) Jurisdiction - Ohio
- Lexis Legal > Area of Law - By Topic > Municipal Government
- Bloomberg Law Click on All Legal Content (Upper Left, under Getting Started-Research). Select US Law>Jurisdiction (in the grey bar). Click on the plus sign to open up State, and then Ohio. Click on the words "Combined Ohio" to search all Ohio sources. Or select multiple individual sources by clicking on the name of the source.
Need Help?
Contact a Law Librarian:
research.services@law.csuohio.edu
Phone (Voice):216-687-6877
Text messages only: 216-539-3331
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