§ 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 1General Provisions.
Title 3The President.
Title 4Flag and Seal, Seat of Government, and the States.
Title 5Government Organization and Employees.
Title 6Surety Bonds.
Title 9Arbitration.
Title 10Armed Forces.
Title 13Census.
Title 14Coast Guard.
Title 17Copyrights.
Title 18Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
Title 23Highways.
Title 28Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Title 32National Guard.
Title 35Patents.
Title 37Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services.
Title 38Veterans Benefits.
Title 39Postal Service.
Title 44Public 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. § 78 et seq.)
Social Security Act (49 Stat. 620, 42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.)
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