Template:Cite CAstat/doc

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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

Examples

Enter	Result
`{{Cite California statute \|1851\|1}}`	California State Assembly. "Second Session of the Legislature". Second Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 1.
`{{Cite California statute \|1862\|12\|9}}`	California State Assembly. "Thirteenth Session of the Legislature". Thirteenth Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California. State of California. Ch. 12 p. 9.
`{{Cite California statute \|1913\|398\|1501}}`	California State Assembly. "Fortieth Session of the Legislature". 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. "Forty-first Session of the Legislature". 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. "1958 Session of the Legislature". 1958 Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California (Resolution). State of California. Ch. 84.
`{{Cite California statute \|year=1959\|chapter=144\|HR=true}}`	California State Assembly. "1959 Session of the Legislature". 1959 Session of the Legislature. Statutes of California (House Resolution). State of California. Ch. 144.
`{{Cite California statute \|1988\|1364\|4631}}`	California State Assembly. "1987–1988 Session of the Legislature". 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. "1966 Session of the Legislature, 1st ex". 1966 Session of the Legislature, 1st extraordinary session. Statutes of California (Resolution). State of California. Ch. 94 § 4 p. 631.

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

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