Legal citation is unique. The part of a legal citation that indicates where something is published typically includes the following elements:
Volume or Title number
Publication name (usually appearing in an abbreviated form). This may be followed by a series designation.
First page or section number Note: the symbol § means section.
Examples:
421 N.W.2d 877 refers to volume 421 of the North Western Reporter, Second Series page 877
44 U.S.C. § 1901 refers to Title 44 of the United States Code, section 1901
Iowa Code § 336.8 refers to section 336.8 of the Code of Iowa (336 is the chapter number.)
I.C.A. § 336.8 refers to section 336.8 of the Iowa Code Annotated. (336 is the chapter number.)
For a more extensive explanation of legal citation, see
Legal Citation in a Nutshell by