Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 23.59 - Citation of Federal statutes(a)Statutes at Large.-In citing the U.S. Statutes at Large, reference should be made to Public Law number if available, otherwise date of enactment, and section, volume and page. The page number should refer to the page on which the section cited begins as follows: (1)Public Law 85-315, Part III, § 121,71 Stat. 637.(2) act of October 31, 1951, § 50(b), 65 Stat. 727.(b)U.S. Code.-In citing provisions of the U. S. Code which have been enacted into positive law, reference should be made to title and section number in the same manner as citation of the Statutes. For example: 28 United States Code § 2254 (relating to state custody remedies in Federal courts).
(c)U.S.C. titles enacted into law.-The following titles of the United States Code have been enacted into positive law: Title 1-General Provisions.
Title 3-The President.
Title 4-Flag and Seal, Seat of Government, and the States.
Title 5-Government Organization and Employees.
Title 6-Surety Bonds.
Title 9-Arbitration.
Title 10-Armed Forces.
Title 13-Census.
Title 14-Coast Guard.
Title 17-Copyrights.
Title 18-Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
Title 23-Highways.
Title 28-Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Title 32-National Guard.
Title 35-Patents.
Title 37-Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services.
Title 38-Veterans' Benefits.
Title 39-Postal Service.
Title 44-Public Printing and Documents.
(d)Internal Revenue Code.-The Internal Revenue Code of 1954 was enacted in the form of a separate code by the act of August 16, 1954, c. 736, 68A Stat. 1. The sections of Title 26, United States Code, are identical to the sections of the Internal Revenue Code.(e)Preferred practice.-The preferred practice for citing Federal statutes is the use of the official or unofficial name together with a reference to either the Public Law number, if any, or Statutes at Large and a reference to the U.S. Code where it readily may be found as follows: Federal Corporate Takeover Act (Public Law 90-439, 15 U.S.C. § 78et seq.)
Social Security Act (49 Stat. 620, 42 U.S.C. § 301et seq.)