Rule B12.1.2 (page 19) & Rule 12 (page 120) & Table T1 for Virginia on p. 291
Table 1: cite to Va. Code Ann. (published by LexisNexis)
Use table T1 to find rules of other US jurisdictions. For example, to cite a North Carolina statute, find North Carolina in Table T1 and follow the requirements.
For additional examples, see the Basic Bluebooking--Statutes in Legal Documents tipsheet, provided courtesy of the Law Library at the Pace Law School.
Rule B12 (page 19) & Rule 12 (page 120) & Table T1 (Federal Judicial and Legislative Materials) (page 227)
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Rule B11 (page 18) & Rule 11 (page 119) & Table T16 (Subdivisions) (page 328)
Consult table T16 for abbreviations of document subdivisions. Current constitutional provisions are cited without a date.
Federal Constitution
State Constitution
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Rule 12.9.3 on p. 130
Consult Rule 12.9.3 for citation of rules of evidence and procedure. Follow Rule 12.9.3 in abbreviating such rules, and cite current rules without a date:
Bluebook rule 12.3.2 (page 125) does not require a date when citing to either official or unofficial FEDERAL CODE.
When citing to a STATE CODE, or requires year of print edition, in the following order of preference:
* This date usually DIFFERS from the one on Westlaw, Lexis, and BLaw
Rules B12.2 (page 21) & 12.10 (page 133) address short form citation of statutes (federal and state). Look at the examples listed in the Bluebook.
Rule 4 (page 79) addresses the use of id. and supra.
N.B.: Do not use a short citation form other than id. for constitutions.