Use “sec.” for the bill's own section
Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions
A session law that amends a prior act cites its own sections with “sec.” and the sections of the amended act with “§”.1
- 1R. 12.4(d) Session laws amending prior acts. Tables: R. 3.3 Sections and Paragraphs.
- 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.
More in 12.4 Session Laws
- Add the page of the cited section
- Add the page the act begins on
- Add the public law or chapter number
- Add the volume number or the year
- Add the year the act passed
- Remove the duplicate year parenthetical
- Remove the year parenthetical
- Set the session laws’ name in roman type
- Use “sec.” for the bill's own section