Template:Cite California statute

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Usage

Use: {{Cite California statute | year=year | chapter=chapter | page=page | title=title | ex=ex | res=value | HR=value | quote=quote }}

Parameters

Position
1	year	year when the specific legislation was passed	mandatory
2	chapter	chapter of the specific legislation being cited, i.e. the statute number within the year	mandatory
3	page	initial page of the specific legislation being cited (within the official document)
4	section	section of the specific legislation	use parameter name not position
5	title	name of legislation	use parameter name not position
6	ex	extraordinary session number	use parameter name not position
7	res	indicates a resolution connected with the specific legislation being cited	use parameter name not position any value invokes it
8	HR	indicates a House Resolution connected with the specific legislation being cited	use parameter name not position any value invokes it
9	quote	a quotation from the specific legislation being cited	use parameter name not position
10	direct-url	(optional) an alternative additional URL to the default http://clerk.assembly.ca.gov/ link, if one is desired	use parameter name not position

Examples

Enter	Result
{{Cite California statute |1851|1}}	California State Assembly. Second Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 1 https://clerk.assembly.ca.gov/historical-information/archive-list/statutes-and-amendments-codes-1851?field_archive_type_value=Statutes. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
{{Cite California statute |1862|12|9}}	California State Assembly. Thirteenth Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 12, p. 9 https://clerk.assembly.ca.gov/historical-information/archive-list/statutes-and-amendments-codes-1862?field_archive_type_value=Statutes. {{cite book}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
{{Cite California statute |1913|398|1501}}	California State Assembly. An act to provide for the survey and construction of a state highway from Saratoga Gap, on the line between the counties of Santa Clara and Santa Cruz, to, into and within California Redwood Park in Santa Cruz county, and making an appropriation therefor. Fortieth Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 398, p. 1501.
{{Cite California statute |year=1915|chapter=32}}	California State Assembly. An act declaring the wagon road extending from the western end of the Lake Tahoe state wagon road to the eastern limits of the city of Placerville to be a state highway. Forty-first Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 32.
{{Cite California statute |year=1958|chapter=84|res=true}}	California State Assembly. Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 23—Relative to the designation of State Highway 17 as the 'Nimitz Freeway'. 1958 Session of the Legislature (Resolution). Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 84.
{{Cite California statute |year=1959|chapter=144|HR=true}}	California State Assembly. Relating to the Seaside Freeway. 1959 Session of the Legislature (House Resolution). Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 144.
{{Cite California statute |1988|1364|4631}}	California State Assembly. An act to add Sections 188.4 and 531 to the Streets and Highways Code, relating to transportation. 1987–1988 Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 1364, p. 4631.
{{Cite California statute |1966|94|631|ex=1|res=true|section=4}}	California State Assembly. Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 17—Relative to delaying relinquishment of a portion of Interstate 80 leading to the State Capitol. 1966 Session of the Legislature, 1st Extraordinary Session (Resolution). Statutes of California. State of California. 94, §4.

Sources

Normal source is http://192.234.213.35/clerkarchive/archive/Statutes but these are pdfs of scans of original documents, and so not searchable.

Years 1851 and 1852 are also available via Google Books, with the same proviso.

List of other United States legal citation templates

• {{NYCL}}
• {{ILCS}}

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