Purdon’s Pennsylvania Statutes is an unofficial consolidation of the statutes of Pennsylvania. The state's statutes are organized into 79 topic groups, ranging from "Aeronautics" to "Zoning," spread across 107 volumes. An alternate publication, "Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes Annotated," includes the text of statutes, as well as cross-references, footnotes, and commentary developed over two centuries. The annotated version is comparable to the United States Code Annotated.

In 2007, the Pennsylvania General Assembly

Pennsylvania General Assembly

The Pennsylvania General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The legislature convenes in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. In colonial times , the legislature was known as the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly. Since the Constitution of 1776, written by...

 struck a deal with Thomson West

Thomson West

West publishes legal, business, and regulatory information in print, and on electronic services such as Westlaw. Since the late 19th century, West has been one of the most prominent publishers of legal materials in the United States...

to post an unofficial version of the statutes for free online, making it the last state to freely provide for its statutes online.

External links

• Unofficial Purdon’s Pennsylvania Statutes and Constitution at Thomson Reuters