Effective Date in the United States

Introduction to Effective Dates (State statute topic)

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Effective Date

In Legislation

Effective Date in the U.S. Code: Title 3, Chapter 5, Subchapter IV

The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating effective date are compiled in the United States Code under Title 3, Chapter 5, Subchapter IV. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to (including effective date) of the United States. The reader can further narrow his/her legal research of the general topic (in this case, President of the US Code, including effective date) by chapter and subchapter.

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Further Reading

• Information about Effective Date in the Gale Encyclopedia of American Law.

See Also

• Emergency Clause

Effective Date Definition in the Legislative Process

The following is a definition of Effective Date , by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL): A law generally becomes effective, or binding, either upon a date specified in the law itself or, in the absence of such a date, a fixed number of days (depending on the state) after the final adjournment of the session during which it was enacted or on signature by the governor.

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