Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 3.33 - Proofreading Section(a)General. The Proofreading Section checks for accuracy in all legislative documents prior to their introduction and all final enactments and compilations prior to their printing and publication.(b)Matters generally. The Proofreading Section checks all legislative documents with particular reference to the following matters:(1) Conformity to supplied draft.(2) Conformity to rules on structure and style.(3) Conformity to rules on citing statutes and regulations.(4) Errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar.(c)Amendatory bills. The Proofreading Section also checks amendatory bills with particular reference to the following additional matters: (1) Inclusion of references to and language of prior amendments to the provision affected.(2) Conformity to structure and style of statute amended.(3) Proper insertion of brackets and underscoring.(4) Inclusion of reenactment of penalty clause when appropriate.(d)Printing of statutes. The Proofreading Section, under the supervision of the Director and Assistant Director and in consultation with the Legislative Printing Clerk and Legislative Data Processing Center, prepares final enactments for printing and publication.