Use the code's own section punctuation
Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions
State code citations keep the source's own punctuation between a section and its subsections: “N.M. Stat. Ann. § 4-44-7(G)”, not “§ 4(44)(7)(G)”.1
- Wrong
- § 4(44)(7)(G)
- Right
- N.M. Stat. Ann. § 4-44-7(G)
- 1R. 3.3(a) Subsections. Tables: T1.3 States and the District of Columbia.
- 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.
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