Annotated statutes from all 50 states and the District of Columbia are accessible and fully searchable using westlaw.com. The West annotated statutes contain

• Notes of decisions, which are one-paragraph summaries, derived from court decisions, showing how courts have construed the statute.
• Cross-references to related statutes.
• Library references, including topic and key numbers, Corpus Juris Secundum^® references and state practice guide references related to the subject matter of the statute.
• Historical notes, which can include editorially prepared summaries explaining alterations in and additions to the text of the law or notes that explain the historical background and development of the legislation.
• Law review commentary references.