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Citation rules/Administrative materials/14.2 Rules, Regulations, and Other Publications

Add the C.F.R. edition year

Warning²Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

A C.F.R. citation carries the year of the edition consulted, and the edition cited is the most recent one.¹

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1R. 14.2(a) Final rules and regulations; B14 Administrative and Executive Materials. Tables: R. 14.6 Short Forms for Regulations; R. 14.5 Short Forms for Regulations; R. 14.1 Basic Citation Forms.
2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.

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Add the C.F.R. edition year
Add the commenter's name
Add the date of publication
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Add the petition cite's missing element
Add the volume or page number
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More in 14.2 Rules, Regulations, and Other Publications

Abbreviate the agency periodical's name
Add the C.F.R. edition year
Add the commenter's name
Add the date of publication
Add the opinion letter's date
Add the petition cite's missing element
Add the volume or page number
Remove the small caps
Replace the date with the edition year

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