Template:UnitedStatesCode

{{{title}}} U.S.C. {{{sect}}}

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See also

• {{usc-clause}} - allows clauses
• {{UnitedStatesCode3}} / ({{usc3}}) - allows a range of sections

Usage

You enter	Template returns
The [[w:United States Flag Code|Flag Code]] is found at {{usc|4|1}}.	The Flag Code is found at 4 U.S.C. 1.
Federal subject matter jurisdiction is found at {{usc|28|1331}}.	Federal subject matter jurisdiction is found at 28 U.S.C. 1331.
{{usc3|10|371|378}}	10 U.S.C. § 371-378

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List of United States legal citation templates

View WP version Parameters in (parentheses) are optional.

Template(s)	Parameter(s)					Description
	1	2	3	4	Options
{{UnitedStatesCode}}, {{USC}}, {{usc}}	Title	Section	(end of section range)		(pipe)	United States Code via Cornell University's Legal Information Institute
{{UnitedStatesCode2}}, {{USC2}}, {{usc2}}	Title	Section	Description			USC via Cornell: description of the section
{{UnitedStatesCodeSec}}, {{USCSec}}	Title	Section			(pipe)	USC via Cornell: when citing one of a series of USC sections, where it would be redundant to display the full citation for each section, this template can be used to display only the section number.
{{UnitedStatesCodeSub}}, {{USCSub}}	Title	Section	Up to 6 levels of "sub"			Access to subsection/paragraph/subparagraph/clause/... to allow correct hyperlinking to the anchors embedded in the Cornell pages.
{{USCSub2}}, {{uscsub2}}	Title	Section	Up to 6 levels of "sub"			Combines 'USCSec' and 'USCSub', eliminating redundancy when citing subsections / subparagraphs / &c.
{{Usc-clause}}	Title	Section	Clause			USC via Cornell: allows clauses
{{Usc-title-chap}}, {{usctc}}	Title	Chapter	(Subchapter)		(pipe)	USC via Cornell: title/chapter links
{{USIRC}}	Section					Internal Revenue Code {{UnitedStatesCode}}
{{USStat}}, {{usstat}}	Volume	Page				Statutes at Large via the Library of Congress, the Government Printing Office, or Google Books
{{USPL}}, {{uspl}}	Congress	Ordinal law				Public Law via GPO Access
{{USStatute}}	Congress	Ordinal law	(Volume)	(Page)		Combines {{USPL}} and {{USStat}}, then add optional Year ({{{5}}}), Month ({{{6}}}), Day ({{{7}}})
{{USBill}}	Congress	Bill type (S, SJ, HR, HJ)	Bill number (1-?)		(pipe)	Congressional bills via THOMAS
{{USHRollCall}}, {{USHVote}}	Year	Vote				House Roll call vote via Clerk.House.gov
{{USSRollCall}}, {{USSVote}}	Congress	Session	Vote			Senate Roll call vote via Senate.gov
{{USCongRec}}	Year	Section	Page	(date)		Congressional Record via GPO Access
{{Federal Register}}, {{USFR}}, {{USFedReg}}	Volume	Page				Federal Register via GPO Access
{{Federal reporter}}	Series	Volume	Case	(+ optional parameters)		Federal Reporter via Wikisource or OpenJurist
{{CodeFedReg}}, {{USCFR}}	Volume	Part	Section	(Clause)		Code of Federal Regulations via GPO Access
{{ExecutiveOrder}}	Number					Executive Orders via Wikisource
{{USSG}}	Chapter	Section				U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines (2009) via the U.S. Sentencing Commission website
{{USSGSub}}	Chapter	Section	Up to 3 levels of "sub"			U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines (2009) via the U.S. Sentencing Commission website
Template(s)	1	2	3	4	Options	Description
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