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Search Help - Searching for a Specific Section of a Statute

You may search for a specific section of a specific statute. Choose a Section-Version database, if there is one available for the jurisdiction that you are researching. If you choose an Entire-Act-Version database, use the locate icon to go directly to where the section is located within the statute.

QUICKRULES
Examples

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QUICKRULES

Begin your search with the restriction @1. The @1 instructs Quicklaw to search in the Title field.
Follow the @1 with your search terms with proximity connectors between them.
Choose the most unique words from the title of the statute as your search terms.
Follow the Title with an AND connector, then the @3,4 restriction. The @3,4 instructs Quicklaw to search in the fields that contain the Section Number.
Follow the @3,4 with the section number.

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Examples

Example One	Search for section 28 of the Alberta Conflicts of Interest Act.
	Database: *RSAS (Revised Statutes of Alberta)* Search: @1 conflicts /2 interest & @3,4 28
Example Two	Search for section 6 of the federal Witness Protection Program Act.
	Database: *RSCS (Revised Statutes of Canada)* Search: @1 witness /1 protection & @3,4 6
Example Three	Search for section 43 of the British Columbia Company Act.
	Database: *B96S (Revised Statutes of British Columbia)* Search: @1 company /1 act & @3,4 43

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