Bluebook rule 12 covers how statutes should be cited in legal documents. Rule 23112 citations for pleadings and other papers, n. Common legal citations and how to find them revised june, 2016 pdf version citation name of authority sample citation website and search notes pa michigan. In general, follow the standard apa style for formatting citations, but when it comes to citations of court decisions, statutes and other legislative materials, follow the format of legal citations found in the bluebook. A uniform system of citation is used in place of the apa manual for materials not citations. Includes information about reading and writing legal citations compiled by the trial court law libraries.
State statute citation follows similar principles to federal statute citation, but may look very different. Designed as an alternative to the bluebook, the maroonbook, as this manual is commonly called, offers a simple, malleable framework for citation. Bt2 jurisdictionspecific citation rules and style guides. Generations of law students, lawyers, scholars, judges, and other legal professionals have relied on the bluebook s unique system of citation in their writing. The word probate is spelled out when referring to the uniform probate code, but it is abbreviated as prob. The publication manual of the apa does not include citing congressional record. University of missouri law school library statutes citations search this guide search. Citations library guides at university of missouri libraries. A guide for students and practitioners legal citation.
Bluebook citation hamline university school of law. For more information, see the bluebooks front inside cover and rule 2. A uniform system of citation and the association of legal writing directors alwd citation. Law students, lawyers, judges and legal professionals use the bluebook as their system of citation when compiling bibliographies for their writing. The manual may be useful to those preparing appellate briefs.
Georgetown law library guides research process bluebook guide state statutes. Introduction there is no one prevailing source for citation of legal authorities in documents filed in new york courts. Inasmuch as both the bluebook and the alwd consist of hundreds of pages, a detailed discussion of the citation. A professional system of citation provide that case citations. I would first find the united states code, united states code annotated, or united states code service in the uc law. Follow the step by step instructions below to create a citation to a federal statute as contained in the official code. Uniform commercial code ucc duke university school of law. Both the bluebook and the alwd guide to legal citation call for identification of the publisher or brand of any commercial compilation used, not prepared under direct supervision of the statelexisnexis in. For more information on citing utah statutes, see t1, p. Common legal citations and how to find them michigan. Each of the scholarly disciplines has designed a system for documentation used to cite sources when writing papers, articles, speeches or websites.
Statutes bluebook legal citation tarlton law library. Federal statutes bluebook guide guides at georgetown. If you are using the bluebook for a citation guide then it is very likely that you will need to cite a statute. For further information on state statutes, please click here. The books georgia court rules and procedurestate and federal, georgia rules of court annotated, and the state rules volumes of the wests code of georgia annotated provide researchers with court rules for the supreme court of georgia, georgia court of appeals, and uniform. Laws annotated michigan compiled laws service mcla 257. B58 18th ed 2005 both contain extensive listings of legal abbreviations for various legal. The purpose of this guide is to introduce the bluebook and basic concepts of legal citation to new law students. Actec law journal generally does not follow bluebook in citing to the uniform laws annotated after citing the uniform code itself.
If a particular statute has been amended or a new statute is enacted and the changes appear in a supplement or pocket part. How to write a bibliography in bluebook pen and the pad. A uniform system of citation cabell reference kf245. If a current official code does not exist, as is the case for many states, a citation to a. A libguide created by the georgetown law library which introduces the bluebook and basic concepts of legal citation to new law students. A uniform system of citation, is the style manual for citing to legal. Legal researchers will often come across citations to state statutes.
An annotated code is your best onestop shopping for statutory research. State statutes bluebook guide guides at georgetown law. The commissioners have approved more than two hundred uniform laws, of which more than 100 have been adopted by at least one state. Few books cause law students as much dread, pain, anger, and frustration as the bluebook. Home uniform laws and model acts research guides at. Generations of law students, lawyers, scholars, judges, and other legal professionals have relied on the bluebooks unique system of citation in their writing. Includes comments from drafters, tables of adopting jurisdictions with citations and effective dates, variations. This page will give you a basic overview on citing statutes using bluebook format. Kirwin, professor emeritus william mitchell college of law. This journal is a commercial publication dating back to 1968.
The united states code annotated and united states code service are also updated in print with supplements or pocket parts small pamphlets inserted in the back of a volume. Statutes bluebook guide libguides at university of. The uniform law commission ulc, also known as the national conference of commissioners on uniform state laws, established in 1892, provides states with nonpartisan, wellconceived and welldrafted legislation that brings clarity and stability to critical areas of state statutory law. It also updates the superior court guide to the delaware rules of legal citation.
Citations to state and federal statutes circuit riders. Where the florida rules do not address a particular citation, the bluebook. Citus legalus the citation generator for lazy law students. The authenticated version is published in its e ntirety for each year, so the date will be the same for all statutes and you do not need to worry about checking the supplement. Use of the permanent edition is advised, except for issues not yet published in it bluebook, 2010, p. Both the bluebook and the alwd guide to legal citation call for identification of the publisher or brand of any commercial compilation used, not prepared under direct supervision of the statethe lexisnexis consolidated law service in the first example. Statutes bluebook citations libguides at william s. For instructions on how to cite a state statute generally, see rule b12. The statute citation rules in the whitepages are contained in r12 starting on page 111 of your bluebook. Note the publisher designation and the year of the cited code in the end parenthetical. In a diverse and rapidly changing legal profession, the bluebook continues to provide a systematic method by which members of the profession communicate important information to one another about the sources and legal. Citations are to the 20th edition of the bluebook, a uniform system of citation rule 16. Citeus legalus cite statutes or administrative regulations. State statute citations are generally composed of three parts.
Chapter 12 citation of kentucky legal materials kurt x. In this case, the statute can be found in title 30, chapter 3, section 5 of the utah code annotated. Massachusetts general laws annotated west annotated laws of massachusetts lexisnexis. Except as provided in this rule and its appendix, all pleadings and other papers filed in all courts in this state shall follow the form of citations set forth in the current edition of the bluebook. For further information on federal statutes, please click here. In a diverse and rapidly changing legal profession, the bluebook continues to provide a systematic method by which members of the profession communicate important information to one another about the sources and legal authorities upon. Not only does it arrange the statutes by subject, but it also contains case citations. Contains the text of uniform and model laws adopted by at least one state. Citations are to the 20th edition of the bluebook, a uniform system of citation. Citations are to the 20th edition of the bluebook, a uniform system of citation rule 12 statutes p. Citus legalus is an automated bluebook citation generator for lazy law students. The bluebook, a uniform system of citation is the standard style guide for legal citation in the united states.