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National survey of state laws / Richard A. Leiter, Editor.
LIBRA KF386 .N38 2008
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Law--United States--States.
- Law.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 808 pages ; 29 cm
- Edition:
- Sixth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Detroit : Thomson Gale, [2008]
- Contents:
- I. Business and consumer laws: 1. Antitrust
- 2. Attorneys
- 3. Deceptive trade practices
- 4. Interest rates
- 5. Lemon laws
- II. Criminal laws: 6. Capital punishment
- 7. Computer crimes
- 8. Criminal statues of limitation
- 9. Drunk driving
- 10. Gun control
- 11. Helmet and selected safety laws for motorcyclists and bicyclists.
- 12. Illegal drugs: a. Cocaine; b. Heroin ; c. Marijuana
- 13. Prohibited consensual sexual activity
- 14. Theft of identity
- III. Education laws: 15. Compulsory education
- 16. Corporal punishment in public schools
- 17. Prayer in public schools
- 18. Privacy of school records
- IV. Employment laws : 19. Legal holidays
- 20. Minimum wage
- 21. Right to work
- 22. Whistleblower statutes
- V. Family laws: 23. Abortion
- 24. Adoption
- 25. Annulment and prohibited marrriage
- 26. Child abuse
- 27. Child custody
- 28. Defense of marriage acts.
- 29. Grounds for divorce
- 30. Marital property
- 31. Marriage age requirements
- 32. Protective orders
- VI. General civil laws: 33. Animal welfare.
- 34. Civil rights
- 35. Civil statutes of limitation
- 36 Freedom of Information Acts.
- 37. . Gambling
- 38. Legal ages
- 39. Lost, abandoned and unclaimed personal property.
- 40. Medical records
- 41. Negligence
- 42. Right to die: a Durable power of attorney ; b. Euthanasia ; c. Living wills
- 43. Stalking.
- 44. State lotteries
- 45. Wills
- VII. Real estate laws: 46. Adverse possession
- 47. Homestead
- 48. Leases and rental agreements
- VII. Tax laws: 49. Consumer taxes.
- 50. Personal income tax
- Appendix: 51. Statuatory compilations.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780787698744
- 0787698741
- OCLC:
- 172994488
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