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Universal Citation: Other Jurisdictions

A South Carolina focused guide to discussions of citation reform, sometimes referred to as vendor neutral citation, medium neutral citation, uniform citation, or public domain citation.

Other States

Universal citation has been implemented in various ways in Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Notably, Arkansas and Wisconsin rejected universal citation upon initial consideration. Later, they reconsidered it, and have now adopted and implemented universal citation.

Other Countries

Neutral formats for case law citations, without parallel citation, are standard in AustraliaCanada, and the United Kingdom.