Codify (administrative state)

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Codify, in the context of administrative rulemaking, is a term used to describe the process of converting a federal agency's rule or regulation into law. Rules are codified through inclusion in a legal code, a government's official record of laws.[1]

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After legislation passes Congress and is signed by the president, the new statute is included, or codified, in the United States Code, the official record of general and permanent laws in the United States.[2][3]

Federal agencies also codify rules and regulations. After a proposed administrative regulation is printed as a final rule in the Federal Register, the regulation is codified through inclusion in the Code of Federal Regulations, the official record of federal administrative regulations.[2]

Governments and administrative agencies at the state and local levels also codify laws in their respective legal codes. For example, Alaska laws are codified in the Alaska Statutes and the Alaska Administrative Code. Similarly, Boston, Massachusetts, codifies municipal ordinances in the City of Boston Municipal Code.[1]

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