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 15.130 - Quotation marks
Universal Citation: 101 PA Code ยง 15.130
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Use. Quotation marks should not be overused. In legislative drafting quotation marks are usually used only to enclose:
(1) Titles or texts of statutes referred to
or incorporated by reference.
(2)
Defined words or phrases.
(b) Location of punctuation. Periods and commas are placed inside quotation marks, as a general rule. Other punctuation marks normally go outside the quotation marks, unless they are part of the matter quoted.
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