Law Library

The mission of the Ramsey County Law Library is to provide the best legal information services to residents, using print and online material in the most cost-effective manner.  Legal information is a basic component of access to justice. 

The Minnesota State Law Library's free online catalog contains the Ramsey County Law Library's books and periodicals, and titles owned by the Minnesota State Law Library and metro-area county law libraries as well as some counties in Greater Minnesota.

If "RAMSEY CO. LAW LIB. Main Collection" is listed in the LOCATION line of your search results, the item is at our library.

Call 651-266-8391 for help using the catalog. 

Search the online catalog

Have you tried the Minnesota State Law Library's  Legal Topics index?  Libguides are available covering many subjects.

"Learn more about your legal problem and going to court" (for non-attorneys)

WestlawNext

• Online research service available in the library that provides access to Minnesota and U.S. cases, headnotes, statutes, court orders, court rules and administrative decisions.
• Contains federal cases and statutes (8th Circuit Court of Appeals and District Court cases in the 8th Circuit), law reviews and other secondary sources.
• A list of online materials is available or you may call the library for specific titles.

Books

• Core collection for research in most subject areas.
• Complete regional reporters, federal reporters, Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, United States Code and Minnesota Statutes.
• Briefs on microfiche includes Minnesota cases with cite from 300 N.W.2d to date.

Resource documents

• Affordable Care Act resources (PDF)
• Affordable Care Act pathfinder (PDF)
• Alternative Caregiving and Custody resources (PDF)
• HCC resources for volunteer attorneys (PDF)
• Tax resources (PDF)

Fax 
651-266-8399
$1 per page
The fax machine sends and receives faxes under 21 pages.

Photocopier and printer
Single-sided pages cost 15 cents per page.

Book retrieval
Free of charge

eFiling
The Law Library provides a scanner for attorney eFiling.
Minnesota Judicial Branch eFile & Serve - Quick Reference Guide (PDF)