State code provision
Original research draft · October 2026
Working pattern
[State code title] § [section/subdivision] ([version]).
Capture from the source
State; official title; source status; version; current and historical text
Check before you use it
Check the state's own publication system and the receiving court's prescribed form.
Common error: A commercial title abbreviation does not establish official publication status.
Completed example
Northmere, its legislative office, code, publisher, receiving rule, and update statement are fictional. This example demonstrates source-status and version checks without representing the statutory system of any actual state.
Northmere Records Code § 18-204(b) (official 2025 compilation; through June 30, 2025) [TRAIN-E23].
Read the supplied source facts
Fictional packet TRAIN-E23 contains the Northmere Records Code, official 2025 compilation, published by the fictional Northmere Legislative Office. Section 18-204(b) addresses the training register's indexing requirement. A separate commercial training service reproduces the provision under the label N.R.C. Annotated and adds explanatory notes. The supplied fictional receiving rule requires the name Northmere Records Code and a version parenthetical; it does not authorize the commercial service's abbreviation as the official title. A version sheet states that the official compilation incorporates enactments through June 30, 2025.
Why this works
Use the code title and subdivision shown by the official training source, preserving the hyphen inside the section number. The bracketed packet marker keeps this invented authority visibly within the training environment. The source card should name the publisher and record the coverage statement so an editor can distinguish source identity from update status. The commercial copy may aid discovery, but its annotation is a separate item and should not be passed off as enacted text. The supplied receiving rule controls the display choice for this exercise; the book's general pattern cannot replace a specific instruction from the destination.
When the facts change
Suppose an enactment after June 30 amends subsection (b) but the official compilation has not incorporated it. Cite the verified enactment alongside the compilation as needed to show the change, and revise any claim that the displayed subsection is fully current. If researching earlier conduct, retrieve the earlier text rather than assuming that today's section number has always contained the same provision.
Apply the receiving court or publication’s requirements. These working forms do not establish citation permission, precedential weight, or support for a legal proposition.