There are generally four elements in a citation to a statute in the united states code. Arizona revised statutes 1101 designation and citation title 1. The precise format of a statutory citation depends on a number of factors. Therefore, a citation to a statute in this code, would be formatted as follows. This is the accepted format for citing statutes in court documents. Do not include an initial the as part of the statute name. State statutes bluebook guide guides at georgetown law. Arizona courts arizona law libguides at arizona state university. Citing state statutes in print using table 1 for hawaii. Statutes bluebook legal citation tarlton law library.
Understanding legal citations libguides university of arizona. The arizona revised statutes have been updated to include the revised sections from the 54th legislature, 1st regular session. Cite the official hawaii revised statutes section 703309. Title 12 courts and civil proceedings arizona revised statutes. Citus legalus the citation generator for lazy law students. If a current official code does not exist, as is the case for many states, a citation to a current, unofficial code is preferred. However, the basic format of a statutory citation is as follows. It is permissible to use either an official or popular name.
Bluebook rule 12 covers how statutes should be cited in legal documents. This contradicts bluebook table 1, which states that citations should be to. For a statute without a common name, list the source, ch. Citus legalus is an automated bluebook citation generator for lazy law students. Understanding legal citations university of arizona. The intext citation for a state statute gives the name of the act and the year. Citing statutes bluebook guide guides at georgetown.
For further information on state statutes, please click here consult the blue pages, rule b12, if you are writing a brief or memo. Find arizona revised statutes and constitution in findlaws searchable database. If the federal statute that you are citing is still in force, bluebook rule 12. For further information on federal statutes, please click here. Citeus legalus cite statutes or administrative regulations. Within arizona this more economical statutory citation format is used in decisions of the states own courts and submissions to them, under circumstances where. In states where a citation variant appears against a different background there is a distinct statute citation format used within the jurisdiction by state courts and those submitting memoranda or briefs to them. The arizona revised statutes adopted and enacted into law by this act, and as hereafter amended and supplemented and printed and published pursuant to section 1106, shall be known as arizona revised statutes and may be cited as a.
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