Can someone tell me how to accurately cite the year in a U.S, Code
citation.
I have several cites for which we are unsure of the date to be cited.
Documentation on the GPO website states that only some of the Titles
have been officially published in 2006 edition and should therefore
bear that year as part of the citation
for example - 11 USC 365e (2006)
We are interested in:
11 USC 365e
11 USC 101
11 USC 560
11 USC 561 a(5)
15 USC 77a
15 USC 78c
The Blue Book is rather vague on this and the GPO website does list
that:
Of the 50 titles, only 23 have been enacted into
positive (statutory) law. These titles are 1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 13,
14, 17, 18, 23, 28, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 44, 46, and 49. When
a title of the Code was enacted into positive law, the text of the title
became legal evidence of the law. Titles that have not been enacted into
positive law are only prima facie evidence of the law. In that case, the
Statutes at Large still govern.
If this is still current and Title 15 is not included in this list,
should we still site to the older 2000 version or to the Statute?
I also have the 3rd edition of "ALWD Citation Manual", but it was
published in 2006 and states that the 2000 edition is still current.
Perhaps someone can refer me to a good source for a detailed explanation
of how the code is updated and how to cite to it.
The more I read the more confused I be!!!
Claire Campbell
Library Manager
Patton Boggs LLP
214-758-3533
ccampbell@pattonboggs.com
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