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Citation rules/Looseleaf services/19.1 Citation Form for Services

Move the date after the subdivision

Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

A service citation lists its elements in a fixed order — volume, title, publisher, subdivision, then date — so the date parenthetical closes the citation, coming after the subdivision rather than before it.1

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  1. 1R. 19.1 Citation Form for Services; B19 Services; R. 19.1(c) Subdivision; R. 19.1(d) Date.
  2. 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.
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  1. Abbreviate the publisher's name
  2. Abbreviate the service's title
  3. Add brackets around the spine subtitle
  4. Add the court or the exact date
  5. Add the database's identifier
  6. Add the exact date of enactment
  7. Add the years the binder covers
  8. Move the date after the subdivision
  9. Remove italics from the service title

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More in 19.1 Citation Form for Services

  1. Abbreviate the publisher's name
  2. Abbreviate the service's title
  3. Add brackets around the spine subtitle
  4. Add the court or the exact date
  5. Add the database's identifier
  6. Add the exact date of enactment
  7. Add the years the binder covers
  8. Move the date after the subdivision
  9. Remove italics from the service title

Back to Looseleaf services

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