United States Code
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The United States Code is the official compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal statutes of the United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
codification of law
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compilation of statutes ⓘ federal statute collection ⓘ |
| authority | enacted statutes of the United States Congress ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment |
United States Congress
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Legislative Branch of the United States
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| category | federal legislation ⓘ |
| citationAbbreviation |
United States Code
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U.S.C.
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| contains |
chapters
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sections ⓘ titles ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
United States Constitution
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federal case law ⓘ state statutory codes ⓘ |
| exampleCitation | 42 U.S.C. § 1983 ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Title 18 – Crimes and Criminal Procedure
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Internal Revenue Code ⓘ
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Title 26 – Internal Revenue Code
Title 28 – Judiciary and Judicial Procedure ⓘ |
| hasDigitalVersion | yes ⓘ |
| hasPrintVersion | yes ⓘ |
| includes |
non-positive law titles
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positive law titles ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal law of the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official codification of federal statutes ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law system of the United States ⓘ |
| madeAvailableOnlineBy |
Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives
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Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Government Printing Office ⓘ
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U.S. Government Publishing Office
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| maintainedBy |
Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives
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surface form:
Office of the Law Revision Counsel
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| numberOfTitles | 54 titles ⓘ |
| officialName | United States Code self-link ⓘ |
| organizedBy | subject matter ⓘ |
| partOf | United States federal legal framework ⓘ |
| primaryCitationFormat | title number, U.S.C., section number ⓘ |
| publisher | Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Code of Federal Regulations
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United States Statutes at Large ⓘ
surface form:
Statutes at Large
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| scope | general and permanent federal statutes ⓘ |
| shortName |
United States Code
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U.S. Code
University of Southern California ⓘ
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USC
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| updatedBy |
acts of Congress
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public laws ⓘ |
| updateProcess | codification of new statutes and amendments ⓘ |
| usedBy |
courts of the United States
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federal agencies ⓘ legal practitioners ⓘ legal scholars ⓘ |
| usedFor |
drafting legal documents
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legal research ⓘ statutory interpretation ⓘ |
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United States federal law
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United States Code Title 28
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U.S. Code
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U.S.C.
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U.S.C.
Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives
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United States Code
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United States Code Title 25 (Indians)
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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United States Code
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Title 18 of the United States Code
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Title 28 of the United States Code
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4 U.S.C. § 68
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4 U.S.C. § 95