Methodology
How we source, verify, and review
Accuracy is the product. Here is exactly how we decide what to publish.
Primary sources only
We summarize laws only from official primary sources — for example, chaptered bill text published by a state legislature. We don't rely on press releases, news coverage, or secondary summaries for legal facts. Each law page links to its source and shows the date we last reviewed it.
Status definitions
- Not yet reviewed
- We have not yet reviewed this jurisdiction's primary sources. This does not mean no law exists.
- Introduced
- A bill has been formally introduced but has not passed the legislature.
- Passed legislature
- The bill has passed the legislature and awaits executive action.
- Enacted
- Signed into law (or otherwise enacted), but not yet confirmed to be in effect.
- In effect
- Enacted and its operative date has passed, confirmed from primary sources.
- Failed
- The bill did not advance before the end of the legislative session.
- Vetoed
- The executive vetoed the bill and the veto was not overridden.
We never label a jurisdiction as having "no law." Until we've reviewed it, it is marked Not yet reviewed.
Verification notes
When a fact can't be confirmed directly from the text — such as an effective date that follows from a general rule rather than an explicit clause — we publish it with a visible verification note and mark it unverified in our data.
Review cadence
Each law page carries a "last reviewed" date. We re-review featured laws when amendments, regulations, or official guidance are published, and when readers submit corrections.
Company information
We will publish information about named companies only when it's based on documented, verifiable evidence. Companies will be given a right of reply before publication, and we will not publish unverified allegations from individual reports.
Corrections
Found an error? See our corrections policy.