Statute — Legal Statutes Reference#

Quick-reference skill for understanding statutes, legislative structure, and statutory interpretation.

When to Use#

• Understanding how statutes are structured and organized
• Interpreting statutory language and legislative intent
• Researching the legislative process (bill to law)
• Citing statutes correctly in legal documents
• Comparing common law vs statutory law

Commands#

intro#

bash

scripts/script.sh intro

Overview of statutes — definition, types, hierarchy of law.

process#

bash

scripts/script.sh process

How a bill becomes law — the legislative process step by step.

structure#

bash

scripts/script.sh structure

Anatomy of a statute — titles, chapters, sections, subsections.

interpretation#

bash

scripts/script.sh interpretation

Statutory interpretation — canons of construction, textualism, purposivism.

types#

bash

scripts/script.sh types

Types of statutes — criminal, civil, procedural, enabling, remedial.

citation#

bash

scripts/script.sh citation

How to cite statutes — Bluebook, ALWD, and practical formats.

examples#

bash

scripts/script.sh examples

Notable statutes and their impact — landmark U.S. legislation.

checklist#

bash

scripts/script.sh checklist

Statutory research checklist for legal analysis.

help#

bash

scripts/script.sh help

version#

bash

scripts/script.sh version

Configuration#

VariableDescriptionSTATUTE_DIRData directory (default: ~/.statute/)

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