1 U.S.C. § 204 | Codes and Supplements as evidence of the laws of United States and District of Columbia; citation of Codes and Supplements

In all courts, tribunals, and public offices of the United States, at home or abroad, of the District of Columbia, and of each State, Territory, or insular possession of the United States—

(a)

United States Code.—

Provided, howeverThe matter set forth in the edition of the Code of Laws of the United States current at any time shall, together with the then current supplement, if any, establish prima facie the laws of the United States, general and permanent in their nature, in force on the day preceding the commencement of the session following the last session the legislation of which is included: , That whenever titles of such Code shall have been enacted into positive law the text thereof shall be legal evidence of the laws therein contained, in all the courts of the United States, the several States, and the Territories and insular possessions of the United States.

(b)

District of Columbia Code.—

The matter set forth in the edition of the Code of the District of Columbia current at any time shall, together with the then current supplement, if any, establish prima facie the laws, general and permanent in their nature, relating to or in force in the District of Columbia on the day preceding the commencement of the session following the last session the legislation of which is included, except such laws as are of application in the District of Columbia by reason of being laws of the United States general and permanent in their nature.

(c)

District of Columbia Code; citation.—

The Code of the District of Columbia may be cited as “D.C. Code”.

(d)

Supplements to Codes; citation.—

Supplements to the Code of Laws of the United States and to the Code of the District of Columbia may be cited, respectively, as “U.S.C., Sup. ”, and “D.C. Code, Sup. ”, the blank in each case being filled with Roman figures denoting the number of the supplement.

(e)

New edition of Codes; citation.—

New editions of each of such codes may be cited, respectively, as “U.S.C., ed.”, and “D.C. Code, ed.”, the blank in each case being filled with figures denoting the last year the legislation of which is included in whole or in part.

July 30, 1947, ch. 388 61 Stat. 638 (, .)

Editorial Notes

United States Code Titles as Positive Law

The following titles of the United States Code were enacted into positive law by the acts enumerated below:

Act July 30, 1947, ch. 388, § 1 61 Stat. 633 Title 1, General Provisions—, .

Act June 25, 1948, ch. 644, § 1 62 Stat. 672 Title 3, The President—, .

Act July 30, 1947, ch. 389, § 1 61 Stat. 641 Title 4, Flag and Seal, Seat of Government, and the States—, .

Pub. L. 89–554, § 1Sept. 6, 196680 Stat. 378 Pub. L. 117–286, § 3Dec. 27, 2022136 Stat. 4197 Title 5, Government Organization and Employees—, , ; , , .

Act July 30, 1947, ch. 392, § 1 61 Stat. 669 Title 9, Arbitration—, .

Act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 1 70 Stat. 1126 70A Stat. 1 Title 10, Armed Forces—, , set out beginning at .

Pub. L. 95–598, title I, § 101Nov. 6, 197892 Stat. 2549 Title 11, Bankruptcy—, , .

Act Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1158 68 Stat. 1012 Title 13, Census—, .

Act Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393, § 1 63 Stat. 495 Title 14, Coast Guard—, .

Act July 30, 1947, ch. 391, § 1 61 Stat. 652 Oct. 19, 1976Pub. L. 94–553, title I, § 10190 Stat. 2541 Title 17, Copyrights—, , as amended , , .

Act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 1 62 Stat. 683 Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure—, .

Pub. L. 85–767, § 1Aug. 27, 195872 Stat. 885 Title 23, Highways—, , .

Act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 1 62 Stat. 869 Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure—, .

Pub. L. 97–258, § 1Sept. 13, 198296 Stat. 877 Title 31, Money and Finance—, , .

Act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, § 2 70A Stat. 596 Title 32, National Guard—, .

Title 34, Navy—See Title 10, Armed Forces.

Act July 19, 1952, ch. 950, § 1 66 Stat. 792 Title 35, Patents—, .

Pub. L. 105–225, § 1Aug. 12, 1998112 Stat. 1253 Title 36, Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations—, , .

Pub. L. 87–649, § 1Sept. 7, 196276 Stat. 451 Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed Services—, . .

Pub. L. 85–857, § 1Sept. 2, 195872 Stat. 1105 Title 38, Veterans’ Benefits—, , .

Pub. L. 86–682, § 1Sept. 2, 196074 Stat. 578 Pub. L. 91–375, § 2Aug. 12, 197084 Stat. 719 Title 39, Postal Service—, , , as revised , , .

Pub. L. 107–217, § 1Aug. 21, 2002116 Stat. 1062 Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works—, , .

Pub. L. 111–350, § 3Jan. 4, 2011124 Stat. 3677 Title 41, Public Contracts—, , .

Pub. L. 90–620, § 1Oct. 22, 196882 Stat. 1238 Title 44, Public Printing and Documents—, , .

Pub. L. 98–89, § 1Aug. 26, 198397 Stat. 500 Pub. L. 99–509, title VOct. 21, 1986100 Stat. 1913 Pub. L. 100–424, § 6Sept. 9, 1988102 Stat. 1591 Pub. L. 100–710, title I, § 102Nov. 23, 1988102 Stat. 4738 Pub. L. 109–304Oct. 6, 2006120 Stat. 1485 Title 46, Shipping—, , ; , subtitle B, § 5101, , ; , , ; , , ; , , .

Pub. L. 95–473, § 1Oct. 17, 197892 Stat. 1337 Pub. L. 97–449, § 1Jan. 12, 198396 Stat. 2413 Pub. L. 103–272, § 1July 5, 1994108 Stat. 745 Title 49, Transportation—, , ; , , ; , , .

Pub. L. 111–314, § 3Dec. 18, 2010124 Stat. 3328 Title 51, National and Commercial Space Programs—, , .

Pub. L. 113–287, § 3Dec. 19, 2014128 Stat. 3094 Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs—, , .

Title 26, Internal Revenue Code

act Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736 68A Stat. 1 Pub. L. 99–514, § 2(a)Oct. 22, 1986100 Stat. 2095 Aug. 16, 1954The Internal Revenue Code of 1954 was enacted in the form of a separate code by , . , , , provided that the Internal Revenue Title enacted , as heretofore, hereby, or hereafter amended, may be cited as the “Internal Revenue Code of 1986”. The sections of Title 26, United States Code, are identical to the sections of the Internal Revenue Code.