Bluebook - Statutes

[Pages:22]Bluebook Review 2 - Statutes

Experiential Legal Writing I ? Fall 2016

Citing Statutes

? Bluebook Rule B12 (pages 18 ? 21) ? See Rule 12 (pages 120-134) for more guidance

United States Code

? Federal statutes are codified in the United States Code. ? [Title Number] U.S.C. ? [Section Number] (year) ? 17 U.S.C. ? 107 (2012) ? 17 U.S.C. ?? 107-109 (2012)

Indiana Code

? T1 (page 263) ? Indiana Code ? Ind. Code ? x-x-x-x (year)

(Parenthetical)

? If using print statutes (Rule 12.3.2)

? Publisher (if using an unofficial version) ? Supplement?

? If your material appears in a supplement or a pocket part

? Use Rule 3.1(C) to indicate supplement

? Year of Code (NOT the year of enactment)

? If using electronic database (Rule 12.5)

? Publisher information -> Use 12.3.1(d), which refers to T1 ? Database's name and its currency RATHER THAN

? Use T9 to abbreviate things like "Regular", "Session", and "Legislation"

? Example: 17 U.S.C.A. ? 107 (Westlaw through Pub. L. No. 114-219)

Citing the Print Version

? If possible, cite to the current official version

? U.S.C. (official)

? U.S.C.A. (West, unofficial) ? U.S.C.S. (LexisNexis, unofficial)

? Ind. Code (official)

? Ind. Code Ann. (West's Annotated Indiana Code ? unofficial) ? Ind. Code Ann. (Burn's Indiana Statutes Annotated ? LexisNexis ? unofficial)

Citing the Print Version ? (Parenthetical)

1. Year of Code (Rule 12.3.2) ? If you use a print version of statutes, you need to provide the year of

code ? NOT the year in which the statute was enacted ? But provide the year that appears

? On the spine of the volume OR ? On the title page OR ? The latest copyright year

Citing the Print Version ? (Parenthetical)

2. Supplements: Rule 12.3.1(e) ? If your material appears in supplement or pocket parts

? Use Rule 3.1(c) ? Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, ? 892 (Supp. 2004)

3. Publisher ? If you use an official version, do NOT provide the publisher's name ? If you use an unofficial version, provide the publisher's name ? xx U.S.C.A. ? xxx (West 2014) ? xx U.S.C.S. ? xxx (LexisNexis 2014)

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