AGLC4 Rule 25.3.4: Volume or Year

The session laws volume number follows the law number, or the original pinpoint where one is given. State session laws that are not numbered by volume use the year of the volume in its place.

AGLC4 page 281

Formatting

  • The volume or year is followed by a space and the session laws abbreviation.
  • When the year serves as the volume it is not repeated in a closing year bracket.

Examples

Quoted from the Guide, page 281
  1. 63
    Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004, Pub L No 108-212, 118 Stat 568.
  2. 64
    School Bus Enhanced Safety Inspection Act, ch 5, 1999 NJ Laws 1.

See also

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