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Statute by bytesagain — Agent Skill

Name: Statute
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: bytesagain

File contents

Statute — Legal Statutes Reference

Quick-reference skill for understanding statutes, legislative structure, and statutory interpretation.

When to Use

Understanding how statutes are structured and organized
Interpreting statutory language and legislative intent
Researching the legislative process (bill to law)
Citing statutes correctly in legal documents
Comparing common law vs statutory law

Commands

`intro`

scripts/script.sh intro

Overview of statutes — definition, types, hierarchy of law.

`process`

scripts/script.sh process

How a bill becomes law — the legislative process step by step.

`structure`

scripts/script.sh structure

Anatomy of a statute — titles, chapters, sections, subsections.

`interpretation`

scripts/script.sh interpretation

Statutory interpretation — canons of construction, textualism, purposivism.

`types`

scripts/script.sh types

Types of statutes — criminal, civil, procedural, enabling, remedial.

`citation`

scripts/script.sh citation

How to cite statutes — Bluebook, ALWD, and practical formats.

`examples`

scripts/script.sh examples

Notable statutes and their impact — landmark U.S. legislation.

`checklist`

scripts/script.sh checklist

Statutory research checklist for legal analysis.

`help`

scripts/script.sh help

`version`

scripts/script.sh version

Configuration

Variable	Description
`STATUTE_DIR`	Data directory (default: ~/.statute/)

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---name: statutedescription: Legal statutes reference — statutory interpretation, legislative process, types of statutes, and citation formats. Use when researching laws, understanding statutory construction, or analyzing legislative text.--- # Statute — Legal Statutes Reference Quick-reference skill for understanding statutes, legislative structure, and statutory interpretation. ## When to Use - Understanding how statutes are structured and organized - Interpreting statutory language and legislative intent - Researching the legislative process (bill to law) - Citing statutes correctly in legal documents - Comparing common law vs statutory law ## Commands ### `intro` ```bash scripts/script.sh intro ``` Overview of statutes — definition, types, hierarchy of law. ### `process` ```bash scripts/script.sh process ``` How a bill becomes law — the legislative process step by step. ### `structure` ```bash scripts/script.sh structure ``` Anatomy of a statute — titles, chapters, sections, subsections. ### `interpretation` ```bash scripts/script.sh interpretation ``` Statutory interpretation — canons of construction, textualism, purposivism. ### `types` ```bash scripts/script.sh types ``` Types of statutes — criminal, civil, procedural, enabling, remedial. ### `citation` ```bash scripts/script.sh citation ``` How to cite statutes — Bluebook, ALWD, and practical formats. ### `examples` ```bash scripts/script.sh examples ``` Notable statutes and their impact — landmark U.S. legislation. ### `checklist` ```bash scripts/script.sh checklist ``` Statutory research checklist for legal analysis. ### `help` ```bash scripts/script.sh help ``` ### `version` ```bash scripts/script.sh version ``` ## Configuration | Variable | Description | |----------|-------------| | `STATUTE_DIR` | Data directory (default: ~/.statute/) | --- *Powered by BytesAgain | bytesagain.com | hello@bytesagain.com*

Frequently asked questions

Statute

File contents

Statute — Legal Statutes Reference

When to Use

Commands

intro

process

structure

interpretation

types

citation

examples

checklist

help

version