Statute Slices

Cross-Reference Edge

Cross-reference citations are structural edges, not interpretations. Honesty note: simplified statutory-data model; source text, version, and as-of date matter; the pinned first step states the as-of date; jurisdictions vary; not legal advice.

Structured Visual

Jurisdiction: US; as of 2026-06-24; not legal advice; Code encodes the stated structural model, not the law itself.

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

TOY MODELNOT LEGAL ADVICESTRUCTURE ONLYHUMAN REVIEW REQUIRED
Cross reference edgeCross reference edgeas of 2026-06-24; active 2 defs 0 xrefs 1sec. 10Toy Code sec. 10; ord 1; asof true; d/t/defs/xr d0 t3 0/0sec. 10/(b)Toy Code sec. 10(b); ord 2; asof true; d/t/defs/xr d1 t8 0/1
highlighted = computed this step

Statutory data honesty note

Honesty note: simplified statutory-data model; source text, version, and as-of date matter; as of June 24, 2026; jurisdictions vary; not legal advice; code encodes a stated structural model, not the law itself.

statutory data as of June24,2026\text{statutory data as of }June 24, 2026

Cross-references are citation labels

The stated process treats a cross-reference as an authored citation label on a unit, not as an interpretive conclusion.

unit→citation label\text{unit}\to\text{citation label}

Example source and target labels

Toy Code sec. 10(b) points to Toy Code sec. 20 as a citation label.

edge is a label\text{edge is a label}

The compiler counts the edge

The model counts 1 cross-reference edge.

cross refs=1\text{cross refs}=1

Diagram note

The diagram shows a structural edge count. It does not rank sources or decide how the referenced text applies.

cross reference is not interpretation\text{cross reference is not interpretation}

Jurisdiction: US; as of 2026-06-24; not legal advice; Code encodes the stated structural model, not the law itself.

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

TOY MODELNOT LEGAL ADVICESTRUCTURE ONLYHUMAN REVIEW REQUIRED
Cross reference edgeCross reference edgeas of 2026-06-24; active 2 defs 0 xrefs 1sec. 10Toy Code sec. 10; ord 1; asof true; d/t/defs/xr d0 t3 0/0sec. 10/(b)Toy Code sec. 10(b); ord 2; asof true; d/t/defs/xr d1 t8 0/1

Summary

Cross-reference data should preserve the citation pointer and separate it from later legal reading.

pointer before reading\text{pointer before reading}