Template:Cite statute/doc

Purpose

This template allows for the easy citing and linking to of statutes.

Syntax

Horizontal

{{cite statute |article= |clause= |section= |polity= |date= }}

Vertical

{{cite statute
| article = 
| clause = 
| section = 
| polity = 
| date = 
}}

Examples

All required parameters

{{cite statute
| article = IV
| section = 1
| polity = Puerto Rico
| ratified = 1952
}}

will display as:

Article IV, Section 1 of the Statutes of Puerto Rico (1952)

Amendments

{{cite statute
| amendment = 12
| polity = the United States
| date = 1804
}}

will display as:

Twelfth Amendment of the Statutes of the United States (1804)

With additional parameters

{{cite statute | article=XIV |section=7 |polity=the Philippines |date=1987 |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/constitutions/the-1987-constitution-of-the-republic-of-the-philippines/the-1987-constitution-of-the-republic-of-the-philippines-article-xiv/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170609073807/https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/constitutions/the-1987-constitution-of-the-republic-of-the-philippines/the-1987-constitution-of-the-republic-of-the-philippines-article-xiv/ |archive-date=June 9, 2017 |access-date=February 11, 2023 |website=[[Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines]]}}

will display as:

"Article XIV, Section 7". Constitution of the Philippines. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. 1987. Archived from the original on June 9, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2023.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Requirement
amendment	amendment of the statute where the citation resides	semi-required
article	article of the statute where the citation resides	semi-required
clause	clause within the article of the statute where the citation resides	optional
section	section within the article of the statute where the citation resides	optional
polity	political entity (polity) of the statute being cited	required
date	date the statute was ratified; can be year only	required
url	an external site with the text (required if website or archive-url or archive-date or access-date or via are used)	optional
website	the website publishing the text (requires url)	optional
archive-url	an external archive site with the text (requires url and archive-date)	optional
archive-date	date on which the archive was made (requires url and archive-url)	optional
access-date	the last date on which the site was verified to be operational (requires url)	optional
via	the website hosting the text (if different from website, requires url)	optional

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Cite statute

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