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

§ 2-410(2) Examples
– Code Me. R. 12 170 7 § 5 (2012),
http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules/12/170/170c007.doc.
– Minn. R. 3050.2600 (2012), http://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=3050.2600.
– Tex. Admin. Code tit. 40, § 705.3101 (2012 effective Sept. 1),
http://info.sos.state.tx.us/pls/pub/readtac$ext.viewtac.
Principle 2: The core of a citation to a codified state regulation consists of comparable
elements, adjusted to the nomenclature of the particular codification. If the reader may not be
familiar with how to access the code and it is online (as most state codes now are), a parallel
electronic citation may be useful. See § 2-110.
¡But see § 2-415!
§ 2-415. Regulation Citations – Points of Difference in Citation Practice
§ 2-415 Examples
– 8 AAC 15.160 (2012). [Per Alaska Supreme Court citation practice when citing to
Alaska Administrative Code.]
– 405 KAR 1:120. [Per Kentucky Supreme Court citation practice when citing to
Kentucky Administrative Regulations Service.]
Point 1: State regulations are even more rarely cited outside the state in which they apply
than state statutes are. Consequently, their abbreviations according to settled usage within a
state often fill in the full identification of that state by implication. This is also true with
statutes. (See § 2-335(3).) Thus, while The Bluebook and ALWD Citation Manual call for
Alaska regulations to be cited to "Alaska Admin. Code tit. x, § y (year)," in decisions of the
Alaska Supreme Court and briefs submitted to it, an Alaska regulation will typically be cited
"[title] AAC [section] (year)."
§ 2-420. Regulation Citations – Variants and Special Cases [BB|ALWD]
§ 2-420 Examples
– Authorization of Representative Fees, 74 Fed. Reg. 48381, 48384 (Sept. 23, 2009)
(amending 20 C.F.R. § 404.1720).
– Revisions to Rules Authorizing the Operation of Low Power Auxiliary Stations in the
698-806 MHz Band, 75 Fed. Reg. 3639 (Jan. April 22, 2010) (amending 47 C.F.R. pt.
15).
– Adopted Permanent Rules Relating to Telephone Assistance Plans, 34 Minn. Reg.
818 (Dec. 7, 2009) (to be codified at Minn. R. 7817.0400).
– Federal Sentencing Guidelines Manual § 3E1.1 (2009).
Special Case 1: Federal regulations not yet codified or citations to a regulation as originally
promulgated are cited to the Federal Register (Fed. Reg.), preceded by name or title of the
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