How do I cite the Dodd-Frank Act?

Understanding Statutory Citations

  1. Statutes are most easily located by a citation to public law number, session law number or code.
  2. U.S. Federal Laws:
  3. Example:
  4. Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Pub. L. No. 111-203, § 929-Z, 124 Stat.
  5. U.S. State Laws:

What is the Dodd-Frank Act summary?

An Act to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end “too big to fail”, to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes.

Where is the Dodd-Frank Act codified?

Title 12, Chapter 53, Subchapter V of the U.S. Code contains the legislation that created and regulates the Bureau.

How do you cite a US code?

There are generally four elements in a citation to a statute in the United States Code:

  1. The title number.
  2. The abbreviation of the code used (here, U.S.C.)
  3. The section symbol (§) followed by a space and the section number containing the statute.
  4. The year of the code. (optional if citing to the current code – Bluebook R.

Why is Dodd-Frank Act important?

The most far reaching Wall Street reform in history, Dodd-Frank will prevent the excessive risk-taking that led to the financial crisis. The law also provides common-sense protections for American families, creating new consumer watchdog to prevent mortgage companies and pay-day lenders from exploiting consumers.

How do you cite USCA?

Therefore, the proper citation format is:

  1. The title number.
  2. The abbreviation of the code used (here, U.S.C.A. or U.S.C.S.)
  3. The section symbol (§) followed by a space and the section number containing the statute.
  4. The name of the publisher (West or LexisNexis)
  5. The year of the code.