Template:UnitedStatesCode

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Shortcut: {{USC}}, {{usc}}

{{{1}}} U.S.C. U.S.C. § {{{2}}}

[edit] Usage

This template uses Cornell's database.

You enter: {{UnitedStatesCode|x|y}} or {{usc|x|y}}
Template returns: x U.S.C. § y

In cases of Titles 11, 21, 26 and 28, the Title-U.S.C. link is to a wikipedia article about that article. Otherwise, the Title is unlinked and the U.S.C. link is to the article on the United States Code.

[edit] Examples

• You enter: The [[Flag Code]] is found at {{usc|4|1}}.
  
• Template returns: The Flag Code is found at 4 U.S.C. § 1.

• You enter: Federal subject matter jurisdiction is found at {{usc|28|1331}}.
  
• Template returns: Federal subject matter jurisdiction is found at 28 U.S.C. § 1331.

[edit] United States legal citation templates

Template	A.k.a.	Parameters				Description
		1	2	3	4
{{UnitedStatesCode}}	{{USC}}, {{usc}}	Title	Section			Link to the United States Code via Cornell University's Legal Information Institute
{{UnitedStatesCode2}}	{{USC2}}, {{usc2}}	Title	Section	Description		description of the section
{{UnitedStatesCode3}}	{{USC3}}, {{usc3}}	Title	Section-beginning	Section-end		allows a range of sections
{{UnitedStatesCodeSec}}	{{USCSec}}, {{USC4}}, {{usc4}}	Title	Section			when citing one of a series of sections of the United States Code, where it would be redundant to display the full citation for each section, this template can be used to display only the section number.
{{usc-clause}}		Title	Section	Clause		allows clauses
{{usc-title-chap}}		Title	Chapter			title/chapter links
{{usc-title-part-chap}}		Title	Part	Chapter		title/part/chapter links
{{USStat}}	{{usstat}}	Volume	Page			Links to a specific page of the United States Statutes at Large via the Library of Congress or the Government Printing Office
{{USPL}}	{{uspl}}	Congress	Ordinal law			Link to a Public Law via the United States Government Printing Office (http://www.gpo.gov)
{{USBill}}		Congress	Bill type (S, SJ, HR, HJ)	Bill number (1-?)		Link via THOMAS to Congressional bills - Not yet correctly implemented
{{CodeFedReg}}	{{CFR}}	Volume	Part	Section		Cites the Code of Federal Regulations through GPO Access
{{CfrClause}}					Clause
Template	A.k.a.	1	2	3	4	Description
		Parameters