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
compilation of statutes
federal statute collection
authority enacted statutes of the United States Congress
branchOfGovernment United States Congress
surface form: Legislative Branch of the United States
category federal legislation
citationAbbreviation United States Code self-linksurface differs
surface form: U.S.C.
contains chapters
sections
titles
country United States of America
distinguishedFrom United States Constitution
federal case law
state statutory codes
exampleCitation 42 U.S.C. § 1983
hasComponent Title 18 – Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Internal Revenue Code
surface form: Title 26 – Internal Revenue Code

Title 28 – Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
hasDigitalVersion yes
hasPrintVersion yes
includes non-positive law titles
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
surface form: Office of the Law Revision Counsel

Government Printing Office
surface form: U.S. Government Publishing Office
maintainedBy Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives
surface form: Office of the Law Revision Counsel
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
United States Statutes at Large
surface form: Statutes at Large
scope general and permanent federal statutes
shortName United States Code self-linksurface differs
surface form: U.S. Code

University of Southern California
surface form: USC
updatedBy acts of Congress
public laws
updateProcess codification of new statutes and amendments
usedBy courts of the United States
federal agencies
legal practitioners
legal scholars
usedFor drafting legal documents
legal research
statutory interpretation

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13th Council District of Los Angeles appliesLaw United States Code
this entity surface form: United States federal law
Title 50 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
intelligence elements of the Federal Bureau of Investigation legalBasis United States Code
this entity surface form: United States Code Title 28
Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 codifiedIn United States Code
United States Code shortName United States Code self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: U.S. Code
United States Code officialName United States Code self-link
United States Code citationAbbreviation United States Code self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: U.S.C.
USA PATRIOT Act codifiedIn United States Code
Internal Revenue Code partOf United States Code
Federal Bureau of Investigation legalBasis United States Code
Title 3 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
United States Secretary of Labor legalBasis United States Code
Stat. distinguishedFrom United States Code
this entity surface form: U.S.C.
Stat. relatedTo United States Code
United States federal law codifiedIn United States Code
National Emergencies Act codifiedIn United States Code
Religious Freedom Restoration Act codifiedIn United States Code
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 codifiedIn United States Code
Title 10 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Colorado River Indian Tribes recognizedUnder United States Code
this entity surface form: United States Code Title 25 (Indians)
Title 14 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Title 2 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
GovInfo.gov includesCollection United States Code
Title 18 – Crimes and Criminal Procedure partOf United States Code
subject surface form: Title 18 of the United States Code
Title 28 – Judiciary and Judicial Procedure partOf United States Code
subject surface form: Title 28 of the United States Code
Title 33 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Title 46 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Controlled Substances Act codifiedIn United States Code
IRC partOf United States Code
subject surface form: Internal Revenue Code
Title 15 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Flag Day describedBySource United States Code
United States Flag Code codifiedSection United States Code
this entity surface form: 4 U.S.C. § 68
United States Flag Code codifiedSection United States Code
this entity surface form: 4 U.S.C. § 95
United States Code Title 29 partOf United States Code
Title 26 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Title 28 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Title 42 of the United States Code partOf United States Code