United States Federal Legislation - Parts of Interest

Parts of Interest

• The Uniform Code of Military Justice is contained in Title 10, Chapter 47. It defines infractions such as absence without leave and contains the popularly-known phrase, "Conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman".
• Title 11 is the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Some of the different types of bankruptcy are commonly referred to simply by their chapter numbers:
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 11
  • Chapter 13
• Title 18 deals with federal crimes, penalties and prisons.
• Title 26 is also known as the Internal Revenue Code. Much of Title 26 is administered and enforced by the Internal Revenue Service and is one of the largest portions of the Code.
• Title 28 governs procedure in the United States federal courts.
• Title 42 is a large and complex title which includes statutes governing several large federal government programs like Social Security and Medicare as well as entitlements, civil rights and many social programs. One provision, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, is the basis for a wide range of federal civil rights actions in federal courts; it is the codification of the Civil Rights Act of 1871. Section 1983 cases include suits alleging use of excessive force by police and First Amendment suits against public schools to maintain church/state separation. Section 1983 itself is quite short; the annotations (i.e., the digests and summaries of court decisions interpreting it), however, span several volumes. Chapter 6A of Title 42 is the Public Health Service Act.