In　order　to　investigate　the　shear　performance　and　determine　the　shear　strength　of　cold-formed　steel　(CFS)　clip　angles　with　multiple　lines　of　screws,　a　series　of　CFS　clip　angles　were　tested　under　in-plane　transverse　shear　loading.　The　tested　pieces　involved　CFS　clip　angles　with　various　thicknesses,　aspect　ratios,　and　screw　arrangements.　The　test　program,　experimental　observations,　and　test　data　results　are　presented　in　this　paper.　Based　on　the　results　from　the　experiments　and　finite　element　elastic　buckling　analysis,　two　design　methods　were　developed　for　determining　the　nominal　shear　strength　of　load　bearing　clip　angles　without　consideration　of　the　deformation.　Shear　design　method　for　CFS　clip　angles　with　consideration　of　deformation　was　also　proposed.　In　addition,　the　ASD　safety　factors,　LSD　and　LRFD　resistance　factors　were　produced　to　support　the　proposed　design　methods.