The CRS is very, very large so you'll want to start with information on the statute you're hoping to find. You DO NOT want to search in the full text of the CRS for something general like "water" or "elections."
Before searching for a statute, it's good do know:
Since the government is responsible for making a lot of this information publicly accessible, your best bet is start with a web search engine like Google. Once you've identified a specific law, go find it in the CRS!
If you need to research other states' statutes, follow the same process for the state of your choice.
You can search the current Colorado Revised Statutes in either the UCCS or the public version of LexisNexis.
Older version of Colorado statutes are available in print; not online. We recommend contacting the Research Assistance desk for assistance if you need to locate them.
You can search the statutes by entering terms in the search box or browse the contents of the statues on the lower half of the page by using the + and - signs to open and close different sections.
The next image shows some results of a search for fair campaign practices. There are matches for the search terms in the text of statutes and in the full title of statutes. This is why it's important to do a specific search instead of a general one word search like "elections" or "water" - there will be too many irrelevant results. If you set a search limit to "Table of Contents (TOC) Only" below the search box you can avoid matching search terms in less relevant places.
