Template:UnitedStatesCode

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

[1] U.S.C. U.S.C. [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/{{{1}}}/{{{2}}}.html /{{{1}}} U.S.C. U.S.C. § {{{2}}}.html § {{{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

You may also use this to specify a range of sections:

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

In cases of Titles 11, 18, 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.

• You enter: The [[Posse Comitatus Act]], {{usc|10|371|378}}, is a statute.
  
• Template returns: The Posse Comitatus Act, 10 U.S.C. § 371-378, is a statute.

[edit] United States legal citation templates

Parameters in (parentheses) are optional.

Template	Parameter(s)					Description
	1	2	3	4	pipe
{{UnitedStatesCode}}, {{USC}}, {{usc}}, {{usc3}}	Title	Section	(end of section range)		(pipe)	United States Code via Cornell University's Legal Information Institute
{{UnitedStatesCode2}}, {{USC2}}, {{usc2}}	Title	Section	Description			USC via Cornell: description of the section
{{UnitedStatesCodeSec}}, {{USCSec}}, {{USC4}}, {{usc4}}	Title	Section				USC via Cornell: when citing one of a series of USC sections, 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			USC via Cornell: allows clauses
{{usc-title-chap}}, {{usctc}}	Title	Chapter	(Subchapter)		(pipe)	USC via Cornell: title/chapter links
{{usc-title-part-chap}}	Title	Part	Chapter			USC via Cornell: title/part/chapter links
{{USStat}}, {{usstat}}	Volume	Page				Statutes at Large via the Library of Congress or the Government Printing Office
{{USPL}}, {{uspl}}	Congress	Ordinal law				Public Law via GPO Access
{{USBill}}	Congress	Bill type (S, SJ, HR, HJ)	Bill number (1-?)		(pipe)	Congressional bills via THOMAS
{{USCongRec}}	Year	Page				Congressional Record via GPO Access
{{USFR}}, {{USFedReg}}	Volume	Page				Federal Register via GPO Access
{{CodeFedReg}}, {{CFR}}, {{USCFR}}	Volume	Part	Section			Code of Federal Regulations through GPO Access
{{CfrClause}}	Volume	Part	Section	Clause		CFR via GPO: Clause
{{ExecutiveOrder}}, {{EO}}	Number					Executive Orders via Wikisource
Template	1	2	3	4	pipe	Description
	Parameter(s)