Pub. L. No. statute format on Bluebook
I am trying to figure out how to use Bluebook citation style to cite a statute referring to specific sections. For instance, The Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, Pub. L. No. 94-473, 98 Stat. 1976 (1984). I entered "Pub. L. No. 94-473, 98 Stat. 1976" into the code field to make this work.
However, to cite a section from 1005(a) and 2138-39, the string output citations should look like this: Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, Pub. L. No. 94-473, § 1005(a), 98 Stat. 1976, 2138-39 (1984). Do you have a field recommendation for putting "§ 1005(a)" and "2138-39" in their proper places?
Thank you very much!
However, to cite a section from 1005(a) and 2138-39, the string output citations should look like this: Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, Pub. L. No. 94-473, § 1005(a), 98 Stat. 1976, 2138-39 (1984). Do you have a field recommendation for putting "§ 1005(a)" and "2138-39" in their proper places?
Thank you very much!
When citing the statute at large, for the first time when there is a short title or popular name associated with it: Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, Pub. L. No. 98-473, tlt. II, 98 Stat. 1976 (1984). However, you may also cite this way if referring to a specific section of the statute: 18 U.S.C. 924(c).
Zotero has fields for: Code, Code Number, Public Law Number, and Pages, which I would fill out like this
Code: Stat.
Code Number: 98
Public Law Number: 98-473, tlt. II
Pages: 1976
I added test numbers § 123 and 455 here: | § 123 | 455 | … to see their positioning and here is what I got: Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, 98 Stat. 1976 § 123 (1984) 455.
So, it appears that the code does not use the “Public Law Number” line. When I add the entire string to that field like this: “98-473, tlt. II, 98 Stat. 1976” then the result is: Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, § 123 (1984) 455.
Does that make sense?
I wonder whether the workaround to cite using Pub. L. No. and Stat. is to add the whole thing into the Public Law Number or if there will be an update allowing for the Code, Code Number, Public Law Number, and Pages fields to be populated accordingly?
Thank you so much!
Chicago (author-date):
(Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 1984) in italics
AND
(Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 1984) in italics
Chicago (full note): This one seems to be the only one that shows a variation between the two by including the section symbol on its own.
“Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984,” Pub. L. No. 98-473, tlt. II, 98 Stat. 1976 § (1984).
AND
“Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984,” Pub. L. No. 98-473, tlt. II, 98 Stat. 1976 (1984).
Chicago (note):
Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984.
AND
Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984.
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