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The phrase "a statute that refers" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing a specific law or regulation that makes reference to another law, concept, or subject matter.
Example: "The new legislation includes a statute that refers to environmental protection standards."
Alternatives: "a law that mentions" or "a regulation that cites".
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"There is not a statute that refers to criminal collusion.
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Although the present statutory text is much broader 12 than the common-law definition of extortion because it encompasses conduct by a private individual as well as conduct by a public official, 13 the portion of the statute that refers to official misconduct continues to mirror the common-law definition.
Any State may, not later than 7 years after September 23 , 1994 enact a statute that specifically refers to this section and requires registration or qualification of any small business related securities on terms that differ from those applicable to any obligation issued by the United States.
Any State may, prior to the expiration of seven years after October 3 , 1984 enact a statute that specifically refers to this section and requires registration or qualification of any such security on terms that differ from those applicable to any obligation issued by the United States.
The thrust of Scalia's dissent in the current case was that EPA had smuggled cost considerations into a statute that didn't refer to them.
Once you have selected and found a statute in Westlaw, to find related acts, cases, and secondary sources citing your statute, click on "Analysis". While Lexis doesn't have a comparable feature, searching in the case law or statutory databases with the name of the statute may lead to cases and other statutes that refer to your statute.
Gowdy asked Comey, referring to a statute that forbids classified leaks.
"Under the Constitution," Kavanaugh wrote, "the President may decline to enforce a statute that regulates private individuals when the President deems the statute unconstitutional, even if a court has held or would hold the statute constitutional".
"Is there a statute that says the sheriff should get first crack?
Sometimes, states have a statute that lays out a formula used to determine alimony.
This was a statute that worked.
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