At its simplest, a query can be just a word or a phrase. But with the tips on this page, you can expand the focus of your query to give you more complete results.

The Site Search is not case sensitive.

• Searching for a phrase.
  Example - type civil process to find all results with the phrase civil process.

• To search for multiple words.
  Use AND or NEAR when all words must be present.
  Example - type eviction AND landlord or eviction NEAR landlord to find results with the word eviction and the word landlord anywhere.
  
  Use OR when only one word must be present.
  Example - type vehicle OR car to find results with either the word vehicle or the word car anywhere.
  
  Use AND NOT to eliminate results.
  Example - type parking AND NOT ticket to find results with the word parking but not the word ticket.
  

• To search for words with the same prefix.
  Example - type court* to find court, courts, courthouse, courtroom, and so on.
  

• Using AND, OR, NOT or NEAR literally by using quotation marks.
  Example - type "Types and Fees" to find results with the phrase Types and Fees.
  
  Example - type Types and Fees without quotes will find results with the word Types and the word fees.