Template:United States Code

[[Title {{{1}}} of the United States Code|{{{1}}} U.S.C.]] §§ {{{2}}}–{{{3}}}

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{{USC}}
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Usage

This template links to an external site, the Cornell University Law School U.S. Code database. External links should not normally be used in the body of an article; see Wikipedia:External links for discussion of acceptable and unacceptable uses.

This template uses Cornell's database. You may also use this to specify a range of sections.

Usage	Output
`{{UnitedStatesCode\|x\|y}}`	x U.S.C. § y
`{{USC\|x\|y}}`	x U.S.C. § y
`{{UnitedStatesCode\|x\|y\|z}}`	x U.S.C. §§ y–z
`{{USC\|x\|y\|z}}`	x U.S.C. §§ y–z
`{{UnitedStatesCode\|x\|y\|notitle=1}}`	§ y
`{{USC\|x\|y\|notitle=1}}`	§ y
`{{UnitedStatesCode\|x\|y\|pipe=Link text}}`	Link text
`{{USC\|x\|y\|pipe=Link text}}`	Link text

Please note that all titles have Wikipedia articles and the template will link to the Wikipedia article. When citing a series of sections within a single title, one may eliminate redundancy by suppressing the display of the title altogether by adding the parameter |notitle=1 (see example below).

Examples

Usage	Output
`{{USC\|4\|1}}.`	4 U.S.C. § 1.
`{{USC \| 25 \| 13f }}.`	25 U.S.C. § 13f.
`{{USC\|10\|371\|375}}, {{USC \| 10 \| 378 \| notitle= 1 }}, and {{USC \| 10 \| 380 \| 382 \| notitle= 1 }}.`	10 U.S.C. §§ 371–375, § 378, and §§ 380–382.
`{{USC \| 26 \| 501 \| pipe= Exemption from tax on corporations }}.`	Exemption from tax on corporations.

List of all United States legal citation templates

These templates are for citing U.S. codes and laws. To cite court cases, use {{Cite court}}, or, for the U.S. Supreme Court, use {{Ussc}}.

Parameters in (parentheses) are optional.

Template(s)	Parameter(s)					Description
Template(s)	1	2	3	4	pipe	Description
{{United States Code}}, {{USC}}	Title	Section	(end of section range)		(pipe)	United States Code (USC) via Cornell University's Legal Information Institute
{{United States Code with description}}, {{USC2}}	Title	Section	Description			USC via Cornell: description of the section
{{United States Code section}}, {{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.
{{United States Code subsection}}, {{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}}	Title	Section	Up to 6 levels of "sub"			Combines {{USCSec}} and {{USCSub}}, eliminating redundancy when citing subsections / subparagraphs / &c.
{{United States Code clause}}, {{USCClause}}	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}}	Volume	Page				Statutes at Large via the Library of Congress, the Government Publishing Office, or Google Books
{{USPL}}	Congress	Ordinal law	(Description)			Public Law via GPO govinfo and https://uslaw.link/
{{USStatute}}	Congress	Ordinal law	(Volume)	(Page)		Combines {{USPL}} and {{USStat}}, optional Year ({{{5}}}), Month ({{{6}}}), Day ({{{7}}}), optional {{USBill}}: (Bill type ({{{8}}}) and number ({{{9}}}))

{{USBill}}	Congress	Bill type (S, SJ, HR, HJ)	Bill number (1-?)		(pipe)	Congressional bills via Congress.gov
{{US House Vote}}, {{USHVote}}	Year	Vote				House roll-call vote via Clerk.House.gov
{{US Senate Vote}}, {{USSVote}}	Congress	Session	Vote			Senate roll-call vote via Senate.gov
{{USCongRec}}	Year	Page	(date)			Congressional Record via GPO FDsys

{{Federal Register}}, {{USFR}}	Volume	Page				Federal Register via GPO FDsys
{{Code of Federal Regulations}}, {{CodeFedReg}}, {{USCFR}}	Volume	Part	Section	(Clause)		Code of Federal Regulations via GPO FDsys
{{Executive Order}}	Number					Executive orders via Wikisource
{{USTreaty}}	Congress	Treaty number				Treaties
{{United States Sentencing Guidelines}}, {{USSG}}	ChapterSection	Up to 7 levels of "sub"		(year)		Latest U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines (effective Nov. 1, 2012) via the U.S. Sentencing Commission website. Optional `\|year=` references specific Guidelines applicable to a sentence imposed on or after Nov. 1^st of that given year.
{{Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure}}, {{frcrp}}	Chapter					Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (current) via Cornell University's Legal Information Institute
{{Federal Rules of Civil Procedure}}, {{frcp}}	Rule					Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (current) via federalrulesofcivilprocedure.org
{{Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure}}, {{frbp}}	Rule					Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (current) via federalrulesofbankruptcyprocedure.org
{{Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure}}, {{frap}}	Chapter					Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (current) via Cornell University's Legal Information Institute
{{Federal Rules of Evidence}}, {{fre}}	Rule					Federal Rules of Evidence (current) via rulesofevidence.org
Template(s)	1	2	3	4	pipe	Description
Template(s)	Parameter(s)					Description

TemplateData

This template links to the Cornell University Law School U.S. Code database and allows for linking to specific titles and sections of the United States Code.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Title	`1`	The title number of the U.S. Code. Example 26	Number	required
Section	`2`	The section number of the U.S. Code. Example 501	Number	required
End section	`3`	The ending section number for a range of sections in the U.S. Code (optional). Example 505	Number	optional
Link text	`pipe`	Custom text for the hyperlink. If not specified, the default format is used. Example Exemption from tax on corporations	String	optional
Suppress title?	`notitle`	Useful for citing multiple sections within a single title. Example 1	Boolean	optional

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