The signature artifact
Where local law is free — and where it’s still dark
Every US county and incorporated place, scored by how accessible its law is. Brighter tiles hold more law we’ve already freed; dark tiles are the work ahead.
22,628
Total jurisdictions
Census places + counties
8,724
Lit (in Atlas)
13,904
Still dark
38.5%
Coverage
of the full universe
Lit law by state
Tap a state to filter the registry below.
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Most lit states
- 1 California 418
- 2 Texas 285
- 3 Illinois 276
- 4 Florida 238
- 5 Ohio 198
- 6 Georgia 195
- 7 New Jersey 154
- 8 North Carolina 144
By vendor
Municode 2160eCode360 948American Legal 856Code Publishing 137Sterling 127QCode 111Franklin 63
The registry
Filterable, live from the API. Coverage tier shows how free each jurisdiction’s law is.
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