Template:USStatute/doc

Usage

This template uses {{USPL}} and {{USStat}}, along with the date in YYYY-MM-DD format.

The date must use four-digit years and two-digit (leading zero) months & days.

Please note that all titles have Wikipedia articles and the template will link to the Wikipedia article.

Examples

• You enter: The '''Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993''' ({{USStatute|103|66|107|312|1993|08|10}}) was passed….}}
  
• Template returns: The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Pub.L. 103−66, 107 Stat. 312, enacted August 10, 1993) was passed….

List of United States legal citation templates

View WP version Parameters in (parentheses) are optional.

Template(s)	Parameter(s)										Description
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{{usc-sd}}	title	(section)	(part)	(chapter)	(subtitle)	(subchapter)	(posttitle)	(endtext)	(plainlinks)	(pipe)	United States Code via Cornell University's Legal Information Institute
{{UnitedStatesCode}}, {{USC}}, {{usc}}	title	section	(end of section range)	(pipe)							USC via Cornell
{{UnitedStatesCode2}}, {{USC2}}, {{usc2}}	title	section	description								USC via Cornell: description of the section
{{UnitedStatesCodeSec}}, {{USCSec}}	title	section	(pipe)								USC via Cornell: when citing one of a series of USC sections, where it would be redundant to display the full citation for each section, this template can be used to display only the section number.
{{UnitedStatesCodeSub}}, {{USCSub}}	title	section	(levels of "sub")								Access to subsection/paragraph/subparagraph/clause/... to allow correct hyperlinking to the anchors embedded in the Cornell pages.
{{USCSub2}}, {{uscsub2}}	title	section	(levels of "sub")								Combines 'USCSec' and 'USCSub', eliminating redundancy when citing subsections / subparagraphs / &c.
{{usc-clause}}	title	section	clause								USC via Cornell: allows clauses
{{usc-title-chap}}, {{usctc}}	title	chapter	(subchapter)	(pipe)							USC via Cornell: title/chapter links
{{USStat}}, {{usstat}}	volume	page									Statutes at Large via the Library of Congress, the Government Printing Office, or Google Books
{{USPL}}, {{uspl}}	congress	ordinal law									Public Law via GPO Access
{{USStatute}}	congress	ordinal law	(volume)	(page)							Combines {{tl|USPL}} and {{tl|USStat}}, then add optional Year (<nowiki>{{{5}}}</nowiki>), Month (<nowiki>{{{6}}}</nowiki>), Day (<nowiki>{{{7}}}</nowiki>)
{{USBill}}	congress	bill type (S, SJ, HR, HJ)	bill number (1–?)	(pipe)							Congressional bills via THOMAS
{{USHRollCall}}, {{USHVote}}	year	vote									House Roll call vote via Clerk.House.gov
{{USSRollCall}}, {{USSVote}}	congress	session	vote								Senate Roll call vote via Senate.gov
{{USCongRec}}	year	section	page	(date)							Congressional Record via GPO Access
{{Federal Register}}, {{USFR}}, {{USFedReg}}	volume	page									Federal Register via GPO Access
{{Federal reporter}}	series	volume	case	(+ optional parameters)							Federal Reporter via Wikisource or OpenJurist
{{CodeFedReg}}, {{USCFR}}	volume	part	section	(clause)							Code of Federal Regulations via GPO Access
{{ExecutiveOrder}}	number										Executive Orders via Wikisource
{{USSG}}	chapter	section									U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines (2009) via the U.S. Sentencing Commission website
{{USSGSub}}	chapter	section	(up to 3 levels of "sub")								U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines (2009) via the U.S. Sentencing Commission website
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