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Citation rules/Statutes/12.6 Other Secondary Sources

Move the section number after the act number

Warning²Federal courts, Illinois courts, Law reviews21st and 22nd editions

A statute cited to the session laws or U.S.C.C.A.N. gives the section number right after the act's own number, ahead of the volume and page.¹

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1R. 12.6 Other Secondary Sources. Tables: R. 12.4 Session Laws.
2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.

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