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The section sign is often used when referring to a specific section of a legal code. For example, in Bluebook style, "Title 16 of the United States Code Section 580p" becomes "16 U.S.C. § 580p". [4] The section sign is frequently used along with the pilcrow (or paragraph sign), ¶, to reference a specific paragraph within a section of a document.
In the context of federal statutes, the word "title" has two slightly different meanings. It can refer to the highest subdivision of the Code itself, but it can also refer to the highest subdivision of an Act of Congress which subsequently becomes part of an existing title of the Code. [2]
This is an incomplete list of statutory codes from the U.S. states, territories, and the one federal district. Most states use a single official code divided into numbered titles. Pennsylvania's official codification is still in progress.
The Revised Statutes of the United States (in citations, Rev. Stat.) was the first official codification of the Acts of Congress. It was enacted into law in 1874. The purpose of the Revised Statutes was to make it easier to research federal law without needing to consult the individual Acts of Congress published in the United States Statutes at Large.
The Administrative Committee of the Federal Register as established by section 1506 of title 44 of the United States Code consists of: The Archivist, or Acting Archivist, of the United States, who is the Chairman; An officer of the Department of Justice designated by the Attorney General; and, The Public Printer or Acting Public Printer.
The title also contains various federal employee and civil service laws of the United States, including authorization for the Office of Personnel Management and the General Salary Schedule and Executive Schedule classification systems. It also is the Title that specifies Federal holidays (5 U.S.C. § 6103). In addition, there is an appendix to ...
Section 1258: Change of nonimmigrant classification Section 1259: Record of admission for permanent residence in the case of certain aliens who entered the United States prior to January 1, 1972 Section 1260: Removal of aliens falling into distress
The Burnt Timber Act is no longer in force, [34] having been repealed on 25 September 1962 by section 2 of Public Law 87–689, subject to the saving in that section. [35] [36] There was previously a Burnt Timber Act of 19 January 1895 (28 Stat. 634). [37] 16 U.S.C. ch. 5—Protection of Fur Seals and Other Fur-Bearing Animals