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No. State and federal governments have the authority to enact statutes by their constitutions.

Counties and municipalities enact laws that are often referred to as ordinances through authority delegated by the state.

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Yes. Statutory Law includes county ordinances.

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What do you call a law berfore it is passed?

you are oversimplifying what a "law" is. You are likely thinking statutory law, and thus are thinking legislation. However ordinances are law as well, as is common law. You have your answer, but hopefully you have learned more.


What type of laws are created by the legislature?

Written laws can be called any number of things. They could be constitutions of a country or state. They could mean the Code or Statutes or Ordinances of a specific government.


What is a source of law that includes those laws passed or enacted by the various legislative bodies such as the US Congress or State Legislatures?

A source of law that includes laws passed by legislative bodies such as the US Congress or State Legislatures is known as statutory law. Statutory law refers to the laws created by these legislative bodies and is a primary source of law in the legal system. It includes acts, statutes, codes, ordinances, and regulations passed by these bodies.


Is statutory considered law on the books?

Statutory law or statute law is written law (as opposed to oral or customary law) set down by a legislature (as opposed to regulatory law promulgated by the executive or common law of the judiciary) or by a legislator (in the case of an absolute monarchy).


What the difference between statutory and non statutory bodies?

A statutory body deals with written law; non-statutory deals with implied law.


What the definition of a statutory felony?

There is not a definition for the term statutory felony. Statutory law however, refers to law put in place by a legislative office.


Does statutory law override consitutional law?

No.


Do both the state and the federal governments create statutory law?

The state and the federal governments create statutory law.


Is there a difference between statutory law and blackletter law?

AnswerAccording to Black's Law Dictionary, blackletter lawrefers to one or more legal principles that are old, fundamental, and well settled. Many of those principles have been codified in statutory law. Although laws are sometimes stricken as unconstitutional, most statutory law is well settled so blackletter law could be used to refer to statutory law although it has a broader meaning than just statutory law.


What is statutory crime?

Its a crime that only certain people can commit. For example, if a minor (under the age of 21) drinks they are breaking the law, but if somebody over the age of 21 drank it was be perfectly fine.


Compare statute law to case law as a way of producing good law?

Case law should be used as a means of interpreting statutory law. Statutory law is held higher than case law. Case law can be overturned in the process of interpreting and applying statutory law, but statutory law cannot be overturned, only amended. If analyzing law, see statutes first, and apply case law second as a means of defining the statute.


What is the Body of law created by the courts?

Statutory law