Searching in Esper

The search bar in the top right corner of Esper is an easy place to search laws and regulations in a specific jurisdiction(s), including both state and federal. To search from anywhere in Esper: 

• Click into the Search Bar on any page in Esper
• Type keywords or the name of a policy
• Press Enter
• Results will appear as clickable hyperlinks 

Advanced Searches

Once a search term or empty search is submitted, the results table appears with relevant policies. From this table, you can further filter results or conduct a more advanced search. To filter results: 

• Click the Filter button to the top left of the search results 
• Select any of the following to limit your results
• Department 
• Effective Status
• Sub-statuses
• Tags

You can also narrow your search from the start by doing either of the following:

• Click the    icon and select Advanced Search criteria
• Or, use Boolean search terms in the search bar
  • Use the - (minus sign) in front of a term to search for a policy that does not contain the term or phrase. Example: water -rights will search for policies that do contain water and explicitly do not contain the word rights
  • Use the + (plus sign) to search for more than one keyword. Example: +water +rights +river will search for only policies that contain all three words.
  • Use “ “ (quotes) to search for a specific phrase. Example: “water rights” will return search results for policies that contain the specific phrase water rights.