FAMU Law Library: Orange County Law Library

Members of the public are welcome to come in and use our resources for legal research purposes. We are happy to help guide you to appropriate research materials and show you how to do legal research. To avoid the unauthorized practice of law, we cannot choose which books or forms you need, tell you what a law means, or find cases or laws for you. 

Please note: most court forms are not fill-in-the-blank forms. They are guides to show you what your court document should look like. You will need to retype the form into a new document.

Useful Resources in the Library

• Legal Forms: use these to format the document you want to file with the court - Reference desk
• Federal and State Statutes: laws passed by Congress and the state legislatures - 2nd floor
• Federal and State Cases: case decisions written by judges - 2nd floor
• Legal Encyclopedias: tell you what the law is on a variety of topics - 2nd floor
• Westlaw Public Access: database of federal and state cases, statutes, and regulations, available only on campus

Checking out books

The collection is open for use by anyone, however to insure that materials are always accessible, materials may not be checked out for outside use.

Computer usage

The computers on the first floor are available for public use. Usage is limited to two hours, one hour when there are others waiting to use them. Computers are for legal research only. Checking email, checking Facebook, surfing the web, etc. are not appropriate uses of the computers. If you are found using computers for purposes other than legal research, you will be asked to leave.

Printing and photocopying

Printing and photocopying are charged at 10 cents per page. The printer/copier takes change, $1, and $5 bills. The machine will not accept pennies. The library staff cannot provide change, as we may not handle cash.

To print, follow the instructions posted beside each computer.