Rule Models

Alternative Paths

Procedure flows can show alternate paths without choosing a legal result. Honesty note: US classroom stated-rule model; the pinned first step states the as-of date; not legal advice; code encodes an interpretation of a stated rule, not the law itself.

Structured Visual

Jurisdiction: US; as of 2026-06-24; not legal advice; Code encodes a stated structural model, not the law itself. RENDER STRUCTURE · REFUSE INTERPRETATION · CITE · ABSTAIN · HAND-OFF.

RENDER STRUCTURE · REFUSE INTERPRETATION · CITE · ABSTAIN · HAND-OFF: render structure, refuse interpretation, cite provenance, abstain when unsupported, and hand off to human review.

Alternative pathsAlternative pathsscope: US classroom model | Alternative path classroom model | as of 2026-06-24Not legal advice; code encodes an interpretation of a stated rule, not the law itself.StartChoose pathConsent pathNotice pathHuman reviewedge=start->choice label=frameedge=choice->notice label=noticeedge=choice->consent label=consentedge=notice->review label=forwardedge=consent->review label=forwardSCC: scc4:start; scc3:choice; scc1:consent; scc2:notice; scc0:review
highlighted = computed this step

Rules as code honesty note

Honesty note: US classroom stated-rule model; as of 2026-06-24; not legal advice; code encodes an interpretation of a stated rule, not the law itself.

classroom model as of 2026−06−24\text{classroom model as of }2026-06-24

Alternative rules branch

A stated rule can give more than one path through a model. The code should show the branch labels without choosing a legal answer.

alternative path labels\text{alternative path labels}

Example path data

The toy flow offers a notice path and a consent path. Both paths route to human review in the simplified model.

notice path or consent path\text{notice path or consent path}

The process governs the branches

This model has 1 decision point and 5 transitions. The choice node splits to notice or consent, and both routes rejoin at human review.

decisions=1,edges=5\text{decisions}=1,\quad \text{edges}=5

Diagram note

The diagram is a branch map. It says what routes exist, not which route is legally correct.

branch map only\text{branch map only}

Jurisdiction: US; as of 2026-06-24; not legal advice; Code encodes a stated structural model, not the law itself. RENDER STRUCTURE · REFUSE INTERPRETATION · CITE · ABSTAIN · HAND-OFF.

RENDER STRUCTURE · REFUSE INTERPRETATION · CITE · ABSTAIN · HAND-OFF: render structure, refuse interpretation, cite provenance, abstain when unsupported, and hand off to human review.

Alternative pathsAlternative pathsscope: US classroom model | Alternative path classroom model | as of 2026-06-24Not legal advice; code encodes an interpretation of a stated rule, not the law itself.StartChoose pathConsent pathNotice pathHuman reviewedge=start->choice label=frameedge=choice->notice label=noticeedge=choice->consent label=consentedge=notice->review label=forwardedge=consent->review label=forwardSCC: scc4:start; scc3:choice; scc1:consent; scc2:notice; scc0:review

Narrow summary

Disjunctive or alternative legal models should make each possible route visible before review.

visible alternatives before review\text{visible alternatives before review}