United States statutes are collated into codes according to subject matter. Code references are the official citations.
|
Element |
Title (if necessary) |
Citation |
Section |
Supplement |
|
Examples |
Freedom of Information Act |
5 USC |
§ 552 |
|
|
Wash Rev Code Ann |
§ 4.24.240 |
(Supp 1987) |
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Pa Stat Ann, title 63 |
§ 425.3 |
(Supp 1986) |
Eg Freedom of Information Act 5 USC § 552.
Eg Wash Rev Code Ann § 4.24.240 (Supp 1987).
Eg Pa Stat Ann, title 63 § 425.3 (Supp 1986).
(a) Official codes
Cite to the official code, namely the United States Code (USC) for federal statutes or, for example, the Iowa Code for the State of Iowa.
(b) Year of publication
It is not necessary to include the year of publication if the current edition of the code is used.
(c) Citation
Use the citation practice of the code concerned for placement of division numbers.
(d) Supplements
“Supp” and the year of publication follow the citation in parentheses if the statute is found in a supplement to the bound volumes.