The Bluebook

Citation Structure

Citation structure varies by jurisdiction. Bluebook Table 1 lists the citation structures for all U.S Jurisdictions.

United States Statutes

Entire Statute

Official name of act, Title No. U.S.C. § x-x (year). 

Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C  § 101 - 1401 (1976).

Individual Provision 

Title No. U.S.C. § x (year)

17 U.S.C. § 603 (2018).

For special rules and exceptions, please see Rule 12.

State Statutes

The general layout of a state code citation is:

1. Abbreviated name of the code
2. The section number of what you are citing
3. The year of the code volume (not the year it was enacted

For example, Florida can be found on page 252. 

The preference order of the compilations are: Florida Statutes, West's Florida Statutes Annotated, and then LexisNexis Florida Statutes Annotated. 

Florida Statutes should be cited as Fla. Stat. § x (year).