Rule Models

Trace, Not Advice

A computed trace is input for human review, not legal advice. 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.

Trace, not adviceTrace, not advicescope: US classroom model | Human review classroom model | as of 2026-06-24Not legal advice; code encodes an interpretation of a stated rule, not the law itself.Stated sourceFact inputsRule traceHuman reviewedge=source->facts label=pinedge=facts->trace label=evaluateedge=trace->review label=reviewSCC: scc3:source; scc2:facts; scc1:trace; 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

Trace captions need discipline

A rule-model pipeline should label the output as a trace, not as advice or a legal conclusion.

trace label discipline\text{trace label discipline}

Example handoff packet

The packet begins with a stated source, then fact inputs, then a rule trace, then human review.

source facts trace review\text{source facts trace review}

The flow governs the handoff

The pipeline ends at human review. This map has 4 nodes and no legal conclusion.

map nodes=4\text{map nodes}=4

Diagram note

The diagram is a review pipeline. The final node is human review, not an automated answer.

review pipeline only\text{review pipeline 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.

Trace, not adviceTrace, not advicescope: US classroom model | Human review classroom model | as of 2026-06-24Not legal advice; code encodes an interpretation of a stated rule, not the law itself.Stated sourceFact inputsRule traceHuman reviewedge=source->facts label=pinedge=facts->trace label=evaluateedge=trace->review label=reviewSCC: scc3:source; scc2:facts; scc1:trace; scc0:review

Narrow summary

A legal rules-as-code lesson should show the trace and its caveats before it is used downstream.

trace before use\text{trace before use}