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Troubleshooting Guide

Occasionally, SPIDO users can run into trouble when trying to click on the statute hyperlinks. This is a result of states using many different databases and systems for presenting data. The following information is intended to help users navigate through some of the more common problems.

Some state websites are created in a way that prevents SPIDO from linking directly to their statutes. To access laws in these states, follow the links below to the main statute pages (also located on the output pages generated by SPIDO) and conduct the search from that web location:

District of Columbia:
http://government.westlaw.com/linkedslice/default.asp?SP=DCC-1000

New Mexico:
http://www.conwaygreene.com/nmsu/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&2.0

Other state websites require you to access their site before the links on SPIDO will function correctly.

Arkansas:
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/NXT/gateway.dll?f=templates&fn=default.htm&vid=blr:code After you visit this site once, Arkansas’ statute website will recognize your computer, and the SPIDO hyperlinks will function properly.

If you are still having trouble, please contact Demarée Michelau, senior policy analyst and director of special projects, at 303.541.0223 or dmichelau@wiche.edu.