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Paperchase - GRAY TEAM: Task 3

Introduction to Statutes

Statutes are laws which are enacted by a legislature, whether Congress or state legislatures. When a law is initially enacted, it is published as a slip law. At the federal level these slip laws are assigned a public law number, while at the state level slip laws are given a chapter number. 

At the end of a legislative session, slip laws are collected and published in order of enactment.  These publications are called session laws.  Session laws are useful for finding the language of a statute as it was passed in a certain year. The session laws of Congress are referred to as the Statutes at Large. The session laws for Illinois are officially published as the Laws of the State of Illinois.

Eventually, session laws are incorporated into a code, which is arranged by subject matter.  The United States Code (U.S.C.) is the official code of the Federal Government. The official version of the Illinois statutes is the Illinois Compiled Statutes. All codes are kept up to date with pocket parts or supplements. Codes, along with their pocket parts or supplements, state the current language of the law.

Task Three: Statutes

Go to the USCA (United States Code Annotated) and find Title 10.

What's the name, or subject matter, of the title?