Federal Statutes/Laws
You need to find the following information for your citations:
- the law you're citing
- the year the law was passed
- where it's found in the United States Code
- the year of the edition of the United States Code in which you found the law
In-Text Citation: (Name of Law, Year law was passed)
- Should include the name of the law and the year it was signed into law
- (Family and Medical Leave Act, 1993)
References List Citation: Name of Law of Year law was passed Title Number in United States Code U.S.C. § § Section Code-Section Code in United States Code (Year of the edition of the United States Code in which you found the law)
- Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. § §2601-2654 (2006).
See the Writing References for Federal Statutes on the official APA Style Blog for more help and guidance
State Statutes/Laws
In-text Citation: (State Abbreviation Name of Law, Year)
- Should include the state abbreviation, the name of the law, and the year it was signed into law
- For unnamed laws, should include the state abbreviation, the number of the law and the year it was signed into law
- (NM Stat § 40-4-9.1, 2006)
References List Citation: State Abbreviation Code, Stat § Name of law (if available), Abbreviation § section number(s) (Year)
- With law name: NM Stat § Elections 1-4-4. (2017)
- Unnamed Law: NM Stat § 40-4-9.1. (2006)
Court Decisions
You need to find the following information for citations about court decisions:
- Name of the case: Name vs. Name
- Source reporting the decision: Volume Source Page
- Court and date of the decision: (Court Date)
In-Text Citation: (Name v. Name, Court Date)
- (Lessard v. Schmidt, 1972)
References List Citation: Name v. Name, Volume Source Page (Court Date)
- Lessard v. Schmidt, 349 F. Supp. 1078 (E.D. Wis. 1972)
See the Citing Court Decisions page on the official APA Style Blog for more help and guidance
