# Statute

> Legal statutes reference — statutory interpretation, legislative process, types of statutes, and citation formats. Use when researching laws, understanding statutory construction, or analyzing legislative text.

- Skill: `bytesagain/statute` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add bytesagain/statute`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/bytesagain/statute/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Research & Search
- Author: bytesagain (https://skillmd.com/u/bytesagain)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/bytesagain/statute

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# 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/) |

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