APA 7th Edition Citation Examples: Federal Regulations: I. The Code of Federal Regulations

Reference list citation

Financial Assistance to Individuals, 45 C.F.R. § 234 (2012).

In-text citation:

(Financial Assistance to Individuals, 2012).

Most Code of Federal Regulations APA citations have five basic elements:

1. Name of the regulation
2. Title number
3. Abbreviated name of the source
4. Section number
5. Date

Name of Regulation

Financial Assistance to Individuals,

Title Number

45

Abbreviated Name of Source

C.F.R.

Section Number

§ 234

Date

(2012).

See The University of Akron's Bluebook Quick Reference: Abbreviations and How-tos for help with abbreviations​.

See Publication Manual, 11.7