OpenLaws

OpenLaws Law Divisions API

Divisions represent the hierarchical documents that make up statutes, regulations, and constitutions. Each document has a 'path' which uniquely identifies the document and where it resides in the hierarchy of the law.

GitHub OpenAPI
Business capability
Open Government Data AE-230.50

Operations 7

GET /api/v1/jurisdictions/{jurisdiction_key}/laws/{law_key}/divisions Get a specific Law's Root Divisions #
GET /api/v1/jurisdictions/{jurisdiction_key}/laws/{law_key}/divisions/{path} Get Division by Jurisdiction and OpenLaws path #
GET /api/v1/jurisdictions/{jurisdiction_key}/laws/{law_key}/divisions/updates (Enterprise Only) Get a list of Divisions that were created or updated after a… #
GET /api/v1/jurisdictions/{jurisdiction_key}/laws/{law_key}/divisions/{starting_path}/updates (Enterprise Only) Get a list of Divisions that were created or updated after a… #
GET /api/v1/jurisdictions/{jurisdiction_key}/laws/search Keyword Search within a Jurisdiction #
GET /api/v1/jurisdictions/{jurisdiction_key}/laws/{law_key}/search Keyword Search within a Jurisdiction and a specific law_key for that… #
GET /api/v1/jurisdictions/{jurisdiction_key}/laws/citations Lookup by Jurisdiction and Bluebook legal citation for a statute, regulation… #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://openlaws.apidocumentation.com
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GettingStarted
https://openlaws.apidocumentation.com/guide/openlaws-legal-data-api
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RateLimits
https://artifacts.apis.io/openlaws/rate-limits/openlaws-rate-limits.yml

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/openlaws/openapi/openlaws-law-divisions-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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HumanURL
https://openlaws.us/api/
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Signup
https://1be187uhimk.typeform.com/to/PwYQaCu4
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ChangeLog
https://openlaws.apidocumentation.com/guide/release-notes
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TermsOfService
https://openlaws.us/terms
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Plans
https://artifacts.apis.io/openlaws/plans/openlaws-plans-pricing.yml
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FinOps
https://artifacts.apis.io/openlaws/finops/openlaws-finops.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

openlaws-law-divisions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: OpenLaws API Documentation Law Divisions API
  version: 1.0.4
  description: OpenLaws Legal Data API
  contact:
    name: OpenLaws PBC
    url: https://openlaws.us/api
    email: team@openlaws.us
  license:
    name: Commercial
    url: https://openlaws.us/terms
servers:
- url: https://api.openlaws.us
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:


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# Full source: https://artifacts.apis.io/openlaws/openapi/openlaws-law-divisions-api-openapi.yml