Add the year of the code edition

Warning²Federal courts21st and 22nd editions

A state code citation carries the year of the edition in its parenthetical, beside the publisher: “Cal. Penal Code § 181 (West 2011)”.¹

1. 1R. 12.3.2 Year of Code; R. 12.3 Current Official and Unofficial Codes; B12.1.2 State Statutes; B12.1.1 Federal Statutes. Tables: T1.3 States and the District of Columbia.
2. 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.