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Citation rules/Looseleaf services/19.1 Citation Form for Services

Add the database's identifier

Warning²Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

A service read on a commercial database takes a parallel citation naming the database's identifier and any codes or numbers that locate the material there.¹

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1R. 19.1 Citation Form for Services. Tables: R. 18.3 AI-Generated Content; T15 Services.
2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.

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Add the exact date of enactment
Add the years the binder covers
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More in 19.1 Citation Form for Services

Abbreviate the publisher's name
Abbreviate the service's title
Add brackets around the spine subtitle
Add the court or the exact date
Add the database's identifier
Add the exact date of enactment
Add the years the binder covers
Move the date after the subdivision
Remove italics from the service title

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