Which citation shows the inclusion of a 2015 Supplement III?

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Which citation shows the inclusion of a 2015 Supplement III?

The main idea is how to indicate which edition and supplement of the U.S. Code you used in a citation. When you rely on a specific edition plus supplements, you show the edition year and the supplement designation after the cited text. This makes clear exactly which material you consulted. The correct citation includes the base edition year (2012) and the appropriate supplement (Supp. III 2015) in one parenthetical, after the code sections: 11 U.S.C. § 547(b), (d) (2012 & Supp. III 2015). That format is the only one among the options that correctly signals a 2015 Supplement III. The other choices point to a different supplement (Supp. II 2015), a different year (Supp. III 2014), or split the citation between sections with different supplements, which is not the standard way when you’re citing both sections together.

The main idea is how to indicate which edition and supplement of the U.S. Code you used in a citation. When you rely on a specific edition plus supplements, you show the edition year and the supplement designation after the cited text. This makes clear exactly which material you consulted. The correct citation includes the base edition year (2012) and the appropriate supplement (Supp. III 2015) in one parenthetical, after the code sections: 11 U.S.C. § 547(b), (d) (2012 & Supp. III 2015). That format is the only one among the options that correctly signals a 2015 Supplement III. The other choices point to a different supplement (Supp. II 2015), a different year (Supp. III 2014), or split the citation between sections with different supplements, which is not the standard way when you’re citing both sections together.

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