AGLC4 Rule 25.3.5: Abbreviated Session Laws Name
Name the session laws by abbreviation; the official abbreviations are listed in the table. An unofficial session laws publication also names its publisher, editor or compiler in round brackets before the year, after the starting page or pinpoint.
AGLC4 page 282
Formatting
- Session laws abbreviations are roman with no full stops.
- The abbreviation sits between the volume (or year) and the starting page, separated by spaces.
- For an unofficial publication the publisher and year share one round bracket with only a space between them; where the year is already given as the volume, the bracket holds the publisher alone.
Examples
Quoted from the Guide, page 282- 65Telemarketing Fraud Prevention Act of 1998, Pub L No 105-184, 112 Stat 520.
- 66Act of 10 April 1862, c 173, § 7, 1862 NY Stat 343, 345.
- 67Act of 30 September 1994, c 1259, § 1, 1994 Cal Legis Serv 6486, 6486–7 (West).
Official session laws abbreviations by jurisdiction
Quoted from the Guide, page 282| Jurisdiction | Abbreviated Session Laws Name |
|---|---|
| Federal | Stat |
| Alabama | Ala Laws |
| Alaska | Alaska Sess Laws |
| Arizona | Ariz Sess Laws |
| Arkansas | Ark Acts |
| California | Cal Stat |
| Colorado | Colo Sess Laws |
| Connecticut | Conn Acts |
| Delaware | Del Laws |
| District of Columbia | Stat |
| Florida | Fla Laws |
| Georgia | Ga Laws |
| Hawaii | Haw Sess Laws |
| Idaho | Idaho Sess Laws |
| Illinois | Ill Laws |
| Indiana | Ind Acts |
| Iowa | Iowa Acts |
| Kansas | Kan Sess Laws |
| Kentucky | Ky Acts |
| Louisiana | La Acts |
| Maine | Me Laws |
| Maryland | Md Laws |
| Massachusetts | Mass Acts |
| Michigan | Mich Pub Acts |
| Minnesota | Minn Laws |
| Mississippi | Miss Laws |
| Missouri | Mo Laws |
| Montana | Mont Laws |
| Nebraska | Neb Laws |
| Nevada | Nev Stat |
| New Hampshire | NH Laws |
| New Jersey | NJ Laws |
| New Mexico | NM Laws |
| New York | NY Laws |
| North Carolina | NC Sess Laws |
| North Dakota | ND Laws |
| Ohio | Ohio Laws |
| Oklahoma | Okla Sess Laws |
| Oregon | Or Laws |
| Pennsylvania | Pa Laws |
| Rhode Island | RI Pub Laws |
| South Carolina | SC Acts |
| South Dakota | SD Sess Laws |
| Tennessee | Tenn Pub Acts |
| Tenn Priv Acts | |
| Texas | Tex Gen Laws |
| Utah | Utah Laws |
| Vermont | Vt Acts & Resolves |
| Virginia | Va Acts |
| Washington | Wash Sess Laws |
| West Virginia | W Va Acts |
| Wisconsin | Wis Sess Laws |
| Wyoming | Wyo Sess Laws |
See also
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