In 1993, the law library materials of Benton and Franklin Counties were combined under one roof at the Columbia Basin College Library in Pasco. This move provided improved access for members of the public as well as CBC students in the paralegal and business law programs. The law library shares the same hours as the CBC Library, which vary due to the academic calendar.
The print collection primarily consists of cases, laws, and regulations from the Federal Government, Washington state, and the local counties and municipalities. The Law Library also offers public access to numerous subscription databases on three legal research computers. This access is only available in the library; no remote access is provided.
Legal Research Computers - Reservations & Use Policy
The three public access legal research computers may be reserved in person or by telephone for 60-minute periods. If there are no reservations, users may sign up for 60 minutes on a first come, first served basis.
- Reservations will only be scheduled a week at a time.
- New week starts on Monday.
- Reservation may be made for the first day of the following week (usually Monday) starting on the last class day of the week (usually Thursday).
- Only one 60-minute reservation per day.
- Maximum of three 60-minute reservations per week.
- If no one is waiting, individual may continue.
- If someone signs up the current user will be given 15 minutes to close the session.
- If individual does not show within ten minutes of reservation, the reservation is canceled.
Contents - The databases include:
- LexisNexis Shepard’s Citations Service
- Westlaw databases:
- All Analytical Law Library
- All Forms Library
- All Primary Law Library
- American Jurisprudence 2d
- American Jurisprudence Pleading and Practice Forms Annotated
- American Jurisprudence Proof of Facts & Trials Library
- American Law Reports
- Bill and Regulation Tracking
- Causes of Action
- Civil Rights/Disabilities Litigation Specialist
- Corpus Juris Secundum
- Couch on Insurance
- Criminal Litigation Specialist
- Employment Coordinator
- Environmental Law Library
- Federal EForms
- Federal Practice and Procedure
- Graphical Statutes
- Hawkland Uniform Commercial Code Series
- Journals and Law Reviews
- Jury Verdicts & Miscellaneous
- KeyCite All
- Legislative History - State and Federal
- Major Litigation Treatises and Legal Forms
- Major Secondary Publications
- Merten-Casey Tax Law
- Municipal Law Library
- Norton's Bankruptcy Law and Practice
- Restatements of the Law & Principles of the Law
- State Insurance Administrative Materials by Jurisdiction
- Washington EForms
- Washington Official Court and Agency Forms Plus
- Washington Practice Series
- Washington Real Property Library
- WestlawPRO Tax Law plus Optional Tax Materials
- Westlaw State Bulletins
Help
Westlaw provides many resources to help users:
For additional resources, view our web resources page.
For questions or comments about this page, please contact
the CBC library, 509-542-4890
