The first place to find answers to questions regarding corporations is to review the corporate laws for the state in which the business is incorporated. These laws are usually contained in the state’s code or statutes and can often be found at a local library or a law library.
The Corporate Filing Office (usually the secretary of state’s office) will usually have a lot of information about the organization and operation of a corporation.
For more legal resources visit:
• http://www.nass.org/
• http://www.keytlaw.com/Links/govrecords.htm
The next source of laws is found in various court decisions. The courts of each state often interpret and determine issues of law regarding corporations. Written decisions from these courts can usually be found in legal reports at a law library and sometimes at a local library.
There are also some good online services to help you find this information. Court decisions are frequently called legal precedents because they are often relied upon as authority by a judge trying to decide similar legal issues. In addition, many libraries have books or treatises prepared by legal experts, which provide helpful summaries of the law.
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