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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Allentown Division appliesLaw United States Code
Easton Division jurisdiction United States Code
Panama City Division appliesLaw United States Code
Pensacola Division enforces United States Code
Title 36 of the United States Code partOf United States Code
Brunswick Division appliesLaw United States Code
United States Code (various sections related to the Homeland Security Act of 2002) partOf United States Code
subject surface form: United States Code provisions related to the Homeland Security Act of 2002
Pub.L. 92-463 codifiedIn United States Code
Title 25 of the United States Code partOf United States Code