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

§ 2-490(2) Examples
– Authority Under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act to Close or Realign
National Guard Installations Without the Consent of State Governors, Op. Off. Legal
Counsel (Aug. 10, 2005),
http://www.justice.gov/olc/2005/050810_brac_opinion.pdf.
– Hearing Conducted by Local Board Under Ed §4-205(c) Is a Quasi-Judicial Function
to Which the Open Meetings Act Does Not Apply, 90 Md. Att'y Gen. Op. 17 (2005),
http://www.oag.state.md.us/Opinions/2005/90oag17.pdf.
Principle 2: Two additional additional elements may be appropriate:
Element (a) - The core elements can be preceded by the title of the opinion followed by a
comma and space
Element (b) - With recent opinions a parallel electronic citation may be useful. See § 2-
110.
§ 2-490(3) Examples
– 86 Cal. Att'y Gen. Op. No. 03-105 (June 19, 2003).
– Hearing Conducted by Local Board Under Ed §4-205(c) Is a Quasi-Judicial Function
to Which the Open Meetings Act Does Not Apply, 90 Md. Att'y Gen. Op. 17 (2005).
Principle 3: The core of a citation to a state officer's advisory opinion consists of the same
elements as citations to those of federal officers; however, the office name is preceded by the
state abbreviation and the abbreviation "Op." is shifted to the end.
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