Write the major division number of the statute and then the title of the statute. For example, to cite a federal statute it may be division 18 of the U.S. Code Annotated, which would be 18 U.S.C.A. in the citation. Always use periods between each letter in the abbreviation. You never need to write out the full name of the statute, only its abbreviation. A state statute may not have a division number, but the U.S. Code does have a division number.
Include the statute's section number with the section symbol before it. For example, to cite Oregon Revised Statutes Annotated section 471, you would write Or. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 471. If you need to cite to multiple sections, use two section symbols. For example, it would be §§ 471-475.
Include the publisher and year of the statute in parentheses. For example, if the statute is found on Lexis Nexis and was published in 2001, write (Lexis 2001).
The format for the entire citation is: (division, if applicable) (abbreviated title) (section) (publisher date) or 18 U.S.C.A. § 150 (Lexis 2000).