Laws on the books (8)

I believe the answer is:

statutes

(Other definitions for statutes that I've seen before include "orders" , "regulations" , "Legislative acts" , "Attest us under written laws" , "Laws passed by legislation" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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