Statutory Tree - Legal Sources as Data Step by Step

A statute tree derives paths from labels and parent-child structure. Honesty note: jurisdiction US; the pinned first step states the as-of date; not legal advice; code encodes the stated-rule interpretation.

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.

highlighted = computed this step

Render honesty note

Honesty note: jurisdiction US; as of 2026-06-24; not legal advice; code encodes the stated-rule interpretation for this lesson.

\text{US as of }2026-06-24

A tree starts with labels

The example statute tree uses title label 28, section label 1332, and subsection label a as source data.

\text{title}=28,\quad \text{section}=1332

Parent-child links govern the path

The author supplies labels and children. The compiled tree has 3 nodes, and the target subsection is at depth 2.

\text{nodes}=3,\quad \text{depth}=2

Path and anchor are recomputed

The path 28/1332/a and its anchor are recomputed from the tree, not typed as trusted results.

\text{path}=28/1332/a

Diagram note

The diagram shows a structural path. It does not say what the statute means for any party.

\text{statutory path 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.