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Citations of United States Code - "the Law"
Citations of Code of Federal Regulations - How to implement "the Law"Example: 35 USC §123(a)
The leading digits represent the Title number, in this case, "35." U.S. Laws are divided into numbered Titles.
The "USC" represents United States Code
The symbol, "§" represents Section
The next numbers indicate the Section Number
The parentheses indicate a particular paragraph within the section, in this case "(a)."
Example: 15 CFR §123(a)
The leading digits represent the Title number, in this case, "15." Federal Regulations are divided into various Titles.
The "CFR" represents the Code of Federal Regulations
The symbol, "§" represents Section
The next numbers indicate the Section Number
The parentheses indicate a particular paragraph within the section, in this case "(a)."
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