Template:UnitedStatesCode
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[edit] Usage
This template uses Cornell's database.
You enter: {{UnitedStatesCode|x|y}} or {{usc|x|y}}
Template returns:
In cases of Titles 11, 21, 26 and 28, the Title-U.S.C. link is to a wikipedia article about that article. Otherwise, the Title is unlinked and the U.S.C. link is to the article on the United States Code.
[edit] Examples
- You enter: The [[Flag Code]] is found at {{usc|4|1}}.
- Template returns: The Flag Code is found at .
- You enter: Federal subject matter jurisdiction is found at {{usc|28|1331}}.
- Template returns: Federal subject matter jurisdiction is found at .
[edit] United States legal citation templates
| Template | A.k.a. | Parameters | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| {{UnitedStatesCode}} | {{USC}}, {{usc}} | Title | Section | Link to the United States Code via Cornell University's Legal Information Institute | |
| {{UnitedStatesCode2}} | {{USC2}}, {{usc2}} | Title | Section | Description | adds an additional area for the description of the section |
| {{UnitedStatesCode3}} | {{USC3}}, {{usc3}} | Title | Section-beginning | Section-end | allows a range of sections |
| {{UnitedStatesCodeSec}} | {{USCSec}}, {{USC4}}, {{usc4}} | Title | Section | when citing one of a series of sections of the United States Code, where it would be redundant to display the full citation for each section, this template can be used to display only the section number. | |
| {{usc-clause}} | Title | Section | Clause | allows clauses | |
| {{usc-title-chap}} | Title | Chapter | title/chapter links | ||
| {{usc-title-part-chap}} | Title | Part | Chapter | title/part/chapter links | |
| {{USStat}} | {{usstat}} | Volume | Page | Links to a specific page of the United States Statutes at Large via the Library of Congress or the Government Printing Office | |
| {{USPL}} | {{uspl}} | Congress | Ordinal law | Link to a Public Law via the United States Government Printing Office (http://www.gpo.gov) | |
| {{USBill}} | Congress | Bill type (S, SJ, HR, HJ) | Bill number (1-?) | Link via THOMAS to Congressional bills - Not yet correctly implemented | |
