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02/22/2012

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public law number
Definition
the number of a statute in the slip laws that is assigned once the statute has completed the legislative process.
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public laws
Definition
laws dealing with the relationships between the people and their government, between agencies and branches of government, and between governments themselves.
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private laws
Definition
the rules of conduct that govern activities occurring among or between persons,as opposed to the rules of conduct governing the relationship between persons and their government
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codification
Definition
the process of arranging laws in a systematic form covering the entire law of a jurisdiction or a particular area of the law; the process of creating a code.
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legislative history
Definition
recorded events that provide a basis for determining the legislative intent underlying a statute enacted by a legislature
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TX Statutory Research: Historical References
Definition
cites to original legislation and subsequent amendments
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Tx Statutory Research Cross References:
Definition
Cites to related or qualifying articles in the state code
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TX Statutory Research Law Review Commentaries
Definition
cites to articles in law journals that have interpreted the statute
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TX Statutory Research Library References
Definition
refers to West digests and Corps Juris Secundum
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Session Law
Definition
2nd fastest way to get a statute
all bills, concurrent resolutions, and joint resolutions that pass into law during a legislative session.
Published in Vernon's Session Law Service.
Underlined words =new language
cross-through words=language removed
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slip law
Definition
Fasted way to get access to statutes
published immediately after the enactment of a statute contains the first authoritative and official text of the new statute
only identification is the public law number
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statutes at large
Definition
cited at stat.
official session law publication for all federal law
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U.S.C.C.A.N. United States Code Congressional & Administrative News
Definition
earliest and most convenient source for the full text of public laws.
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Correct Statute citation
Definition
Title number, code abbreviation, section number, year
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United States Statutes at Large contain:
Definition
house or senate bill number
date of enactment
purpose of act
title or short title of the act
definitions
operative provisions
remedy or enforcement provisions
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USCA United States Code Annotated
Definition
put out by West
unofficial
federal statutes
US Constitution and Amendments
evidence rules
procedure rules
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USCS United States Code Service
Definition
Unofficial
Put out by LCP
annotated
fewer notes more details
research guide-total client services library
same title #
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USC United States Code
Definition
cite U.S.C.
Official
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Pocket Parts
Definition
in back of volume
comes out annually
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