QUIZ 2
Created Wednesday 05 April 2017
True/False
- Collections of statutes known as "codes" are usually published in chronological order.
- "Rules of Court" and similar publications deal primarily with procedural (as opposed to substantive) law.
- Since Florida has no unified administrative code publication, Florida regulations may only be found in each agency's loose leaf publication.
- As their name suggests, "Uniform Laws" never vary from state to state.
- Because using the plain meaning of words is preferred, it is inappropriate to ever try to consider the intentions of lawmakers when interpreting a statute.
- Attorney general opinions may be written on an issue that has not yet been litigated.
Multiple Choice
- ______________________are used to keep sets of statutes current without republishing the whole thing.
- Barrister bits
- Pocket parts
- Solicitor sections
- L'il Legal Leafies
- What's the first thing you do when researching a statute?
- Determine which cases have interpreted it.
- Track down all cross-references to other statutes and sections.
- Read it all the way through, at least once, if not more times.
- Find out its legislative history.
Short Answer
- The concept of Fair Use in Copyright is covered under federal law under title 17. The section number is 107. Please write its citation.
- F.S. 776.012 is presently a controversial Florida Statute. What's it about? (alternatively, what is the "popular name" it's being given?)