Introduction to Basic Legal Citation - access-to-law home

West Virginia
• W. Va. Code § 46-1-101 ({currency information}).
• W. Va. Code Ann. § 46-1-101 (LexisNexis {currency information}).*
• W. Va. Code Ann. § 46-1-101 (West {currency information}).*
• W.Va.Code, 46-1-101.**
* Both The Bluebook and ALWD Citation Manual call for identification of the publisher or
brand of any commercial compilation used, not prepared under direct supervision of the
state - LexisNexis in the second example, West in the third. Both also call for adding the
designation "Ann." when the compilation's name includes the word "annotated." The AALL
Universal Citation Guide would not include the publisher in any case nor would it indicate
whether the version used was annotated.
** Within West Virginia this slightly altered citation format, without currency information, is
used in decisions of the state's own courts and submissions to them.
Wisconsin
• Wis. Stat. § 402.101 ({currency information}).
• Wis. Stat. Ann. § 402.101 (West {currency information}).*
* Both The Bluebook and ALWD Citation Manual call for identification of the publisher or
brand of any commercial compilation used, not prepared under direct supervision of the
state - West in the second example. Both also call for adding the designation "Ann." when
the compilation's name includes the word "annotated." The AALL Universal Citation Guide
would not include the publisher in any case nor would it indicate whether the version used
was annotated.
Wyoming
• Wyo. Stat. § 34.1-1-101 ({currency information}).
• Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 34.1-1-101 ({currency information}).*
* Both The Bluebook and ALWD Citation Manual call for adding the designation "Ann."
when the compilation's name includes the word "annotated." The AALL Universal Citation
Guide would not indicate whether the version used was annotated.
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