Statute Slices

Statute to Rule Handoff

A statutory unit can be passed to a separate stated-rule model. 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.

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

A selected unit can feed a separate model

The stated process first selects a statutory unit as source data, then passes a pointer to a separate stated-rule trace.

source unit→rule trace\text{source unit}\to\text{rule trace}

Example selected unit

Toy Code sec. 10(a) is selected as a source record. Selection here means pointer construction, not legal interpretation.

selected unit pointer\text{selected unit pointer}

The trace stays separate from the text record

The separate structural trace has 1 row and does not interpret the statute.

trace rows=1\text{trace rows}=1

Diagram note

The diagram places the statute slice beside the rule trace so the handoff is visible. The trace is not the law itself.

trace is separate from source\text{trace is separate from source}

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

Statute to rule handoff scope=US classroom model model=Statute to rule handoff as_of=2026-06-24 note=Simplified statutory-data model; source text, version, and as-of date matter; jurisdictions vary; not legal advice; code encodes a stated structural model, not the law itself; active labels are toy as-of slice labels only, not live currency, validity, controlling-source, or applicability conclusions. definitions=0 cross_refs=0 active=2 order=1 path=sec. 10 depth=0 active=true tokens=3 def=none defs=0 xrefs=0 cite=Toy Code sec. 10 order=2 path=sec. 10/(a) depth=1 active=true tokens=3 def=none defs=0 xrefs=0 cite=Toy Code sec. 10(a)
Structural handoff trace selected: satisfied via selected=True compare=True

Summary

A statute-to-rule handoff should preserve a source pointer and show where human review must happen.

source pointer plus review\text{source pointer plus review}