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Administrative Codes

An administrative code is the topically organized collection of executive branch agencies' rules and regulations. These regulations have the effect of law.

Utah Administrative Code, http://rules.utah.gov/publicat/code.htm

1. Coverage (date) -- Current version of administrative code only. Date prominently displayed

Register for 1997 and 1998 up on site. State digests goes back to 1994. Index of changes if current.

2. Content of the source

1. Full text YES
2. Summaries/digest
3. Citations only

3. Format

1. ASCII
2. PDF YES
3. Word processed YES WordPerfect 5.1 format compressed with Pkzip
4. Graphical YES--SOME OF THE TEXT IN HTML
5. Size of the document indicated

4. Access points

1. Chronological list YEARLY ARCHIVES AVAILABLE
2. Search feature: WAIS
3. Name/parties NA
4. Subject
Table of Contents on web site is useful, but no index is available.

5. Description of category (what are executive orders, bills: Site describes well the importance of administrative rules, but I cannot easily find a description of the rule-making process. Law governing administrative law is on the site, but a popularly written explanation cannot be found easily.

6. Legal authority for issuing the document (constitutional, statutory, regulatory)

7. Ease of access

1. Logical path (from the state's initial homepage, is the path obvious?)
2. Number of links followed (from the state's initial homepage to the page on which the source documents are found)
3. Site index (Is the entire state site (or the individual agency's site) indexed?
4. Bad links or under construction impediments

8. Last modified/updated: Site had clear text describing publication schedule and different contents of various formats.

9. Responsible party identified YES, very well done.

10. Reference to documents that predate those on the website: YES, depository libraries listed also.

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About Committee Members Website Evaluations Exemplary Sites Criteria Submission Form Bibliography Presentations Frequently Asked Questions		Administrative Codes An administrative code is the topically organized collection of executive branch agencies' rules and regulations. These regulations have the effect of law. Utah Administrative Code, http://rules.utah.gov/publicat/code.htm 1. Coverage (date) -- Current version of administrative code only. Date prominently displayed Register for 1997 and 1998 up on site. State digests goes back to 1994. Index of changes if current. 2. Content of the source 1. Full text YES 2. Summaries/digest 3. Citations only 3. Format 1. ASCII 2. PDF YES 3. Word processed YES WordPerfect 5.1 format compressed with Pkzip 4. Graphical YES--SOME OF THE TEXT IN HTML 5. Size of the document indicated 4. Access points 1. Chronological list YEARLY ARCHIVES AVAILABLE 2. Search feature: WAIS 3. Name/parties NA 4. Subject Table of Contents on web site is useful, but no index is available. 5. Description of category (what are executive orders, bills: Site describes well the importance of administrative rules, but I cannot easily find a description of the rule-making process. Law governing administrative law is on the site, but a popularly written explanation cannot be found easily. 6. Legal authority for issuing the document (constitutional, statutory, regulatory) 7. Ease of access 1. Logical path (from the state's initial homepage, is the path obvious?) 2. Number of links followed (from the state's initial homepage to the page on which the source documents are found) 3. Site index (Is the entire state site (or the individual agency's site) indexed? 4. Bad links or under construction impediments 8. Last modified/updated: Site had clear text describing publication schedule and different contents of various formats. 9. Responsible party identified YES, very well done. 10. Reference to documents that predate those on the website: YES, depository libraries listed also.
Disclaimer: Many links from this site are to sites over which neither AALL nor any of its members asserts any authority or control. AALL assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or veracity of the information that a user may encounter at these sites. This site has been considered and approved by the American Association of Law Libraries Executive Board.