Pennsylvania Code
Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU
Subpart C - LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING MANUAL
Chapter 15 - STATUTES
Subchapter C - STYLE AND LANGUAGE
CAPITALIZATION AND PUNCTUATION
Section 15.127 - Semicolons
Universal Citation: 101 PA Code ยง 15.127
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
The following are guidelines for the use of semicolons:
(1) Use the semicolon between two main clauses not joined by one of the simple co-ordinating conjunctions (and, but, or, nor, for).
(2) Use the semicolon to separate two or more co-ordinate elements, one or both of which contain commas.
(3) Use the semicolon at the end of enumerations in separate paragraphs which take the form of a sentence and are either in the conjunctive or disjunctive.
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