This template will create a citation, with link, to the appropriate chapter of a Washington state session law as listed at the Office of Code Reviser website. The template will fill in the author, title, and publisher as long as the year and chapter are provided.
Note: This template currently only works for years prior to 1991. Washington switched from biennial to annual sessions in 1977, having had several spillover sessions since 1970.
Usage
edit{{Cite Washington session law |year= |ext= |chapter= |title= |date= |page= |pages= |link= |pub_link= |oclc= |accessdate=}}
Parameters
edit- year: the year of the legislative session, found in the title or URL. This parameter is required.
- ext: if the law was passed during an extraordinary session, indicate it using this parameter (e.g.
1st).
- ext: if the law was passed during an extraordinary session, indicate it using this parameter (e.g.
- page or pages: the specific page number, if appropriate.
- chapter: the chapter number of the session law, found in the title or URL. This parameter is required.
- title: the title of the chapter, excluding the chapter number.
- date: the date that the law was passed, signed, or filed.
- link: set to yes to link Washington State Legislature in the citation's author field.
- pub_link: set to yes to link Washington State Legislature in the citation's publisher field.
- oclc: set to yes to link to the OCLC database.
- accessdate: the date the file was accessed.
Examples
edit- Washington State Legislature (March 15, 1984). "Chapter 197: State Routes 102, 547, and 823 Established—State Route 540 Transferred to County" (PDF). Session Laws of the State of Washington, 1984. Washington State Legislature. p. 983. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
{{cite Washington session law |year=1984 |chapter=197 |date=March 15, 1984 |title=State Routes 102, 547, and 823 Established—State Route 540 Transferred to County |page=983 |accessdate=August 13, 2018}}