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Next I would look for the section 1983 within that volume. Then I would find the volume containing title 42.
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I would first find the United States Code, United States Code Service in the Franklin County Law Library print collection.
Suppose our citation was for 42 U.S.C.§ 1983 and I wanted to find this statute in print. Example of a United States Code citation: Retrieving a statute by legal citation is the easiest and fastest way to get the specific case to which the citation refers. You actually include those subjects in your citation. If you look in Table 1 of the Bluebook under one of those jurisdictions, they will give you the subject break downs. Some states, such as California, Maryland, New York, and Texas, use subject words for their broader organization. For more information on Ohio codes, see the Ohio Legal Research Guide. In Ohio, the statutes are broadly organized by titles (there are 33) and then further broken down by articles, chapters, and sections. When looking at a code section, you will see the text of the section, then historical notes, the Statutes at Large citation, and references to related code sections. In that case, the Statutes at Large still govern. Titles that have not been enacted into positive law are only prima facie evidence of the law. When a title of the Code is enacted into positive law, the text of the title becomes legal evidence of the law. The United States Code, the subject arrangement of federal statutes, is arranged by subject into 51 subject titles, with chapter and section subdivisions. The structure and organization of statutory codes will vary by jurisdiction. Use regular citation form but add the name of the database provider and currency information. Code Abbreviation (cite to official code where possible - see Appendix 1)Ĩ U.S.C. FederalĪ citation to the Federal statutes should include the following: Alwd manual rule 12 manual#
Rule 14 of the ALWD Citation Manual (4th ed.) covers the citations to codes. § 3503.06 (West, WestlawNext through 2013 Files 24 and 26 to 38 of the 130th GA). If citing to a statute that is available on a commercial online service such as Lexis or Westlaw, provide the following: The Bluebook requires you to cite to the print version if it is available (see Rule 18).
Supplements (see Rule 3.1 to cite any material appearing in supplements)Ĩ U.S.C. Year (on spine or title page if available, otherwise copyright year). Publisher, editor or compiler (unless the code is published by or under the supervision of government officials). Code (cite to the official code if at all possible).
Cite to the official code if at all possible.Rule 12 of The Bluebook (19th ed.) covers the citation of statutes.