search_statutes
Search statutes and rules
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Search statutes, COURT RULES and codes by citation or topic, for EVERY U.S. state plus federal. For a specific state, pass state="wi" (any two-letter code, all 50 states + DC) and a topic or section number; add kind="rule" for that state's court rules or kind="statute" for its code. Without state it searches only the kinds named in kinds (default: Florida). Handles citation lookups ("83.49", "174.02") and topic queries ("dog bite strict liability").
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| q | string | yes | Citation or topic query, max 200 chars |
| state | string | no | Two-letter state code to search that state's corpus (e.g. wi, tx, ny, ca). Covers all 50 states + dc. That corpus holds the state's COURT RULES too in 44 of the 51 — all but ks, la, nh, ok, sd, vt, whose rules of procedure are codified as statutes. Also accepts state="fac" for the Florida ADMINISTRATIVE Code (agency rules such as 6A-6.03019) — state="fl" is the Florida Statutes. |
| kind | string | no | With state: scope to one source — "rule" (that state's court rules) or "statute" (its code). Omit to search both; the response's sources field lists what the corpus holds and how many rows of each. |
| kinds | string | no | Used only when state is absent. Comma list of corpus kinds: statute (FL statutes), rule (FL court rules), fac (Fla. Admin. Code), ocga, usc, cfr, fedrule, sg, plus any state's own kind ("nc", "tx") and rules kind ("nc-rule", "tx-rule"). Default "statute,rule" is FLORIDA ONLY. |
| limit | integer | no | Max hits (default 5, max 25) |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"q": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Citation or topic query, max 200 chars"
},
"state": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Two-letter state code to search that state's corpus (e.g. wi, tx, ny, ca). Covers all 50 states + dc. That corpus holds the state's COURT RULES too in 44 of the 51 — all but ks, la, nh, ok, sd, vt, whose rules of procedure are codified as statutes. Also accepts state=\"fac\" for the Florida ADMINISTRATIVE Code (agency rules such as 6A-6.03019) — state=\"fl\" is the Florida Statutes."
},
"kind": {
"type": "string",
"description": "With state: scope to one source — \"rule\" (that state's court rules) or \"statute\" (its code). Omit to search both; the response's sources field lists what the corpus holds and how many rows of each."
},
"kinds": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Used only when state is absent. Comma list of corpus kinds: statute (FL statutes), rule (FL court rules), fac (Fla. Admin. Code), ocga, usc, cfr, fedrule, sg, plus any state's own kind (\"nc\", \"tx\") and rules kind (\"nc-rule\", \"tx-rule\"). Default \"statute,rule\" is FLORIDA ONLY."
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "Max hits (default 5, max 25)"
}
},
"required": [
"q"
]
}