What law is set forth in the statutes or laws of a state?

What law is set forth in the statutes or laws of a state?

• A. Common law
• B. Codified
• C. Cy-pres doctrine
• D. Statutory law

Answer: (D)

Statutory law is the written rules enacted by a state's legislature and published in the statutes or code. This is the formal body of law created by elected representatives and codified into statutes, covering rules from criminal offenses to procedures. It differs from common law, which develops from court decisions over time, and from the cy-pres doctrine, which is a specific charitable-trust principle. The term “codified” refers to the way these laws are organized into a code, but the actual law set forth by the statutes is statutory law.

Statutory law is the written rules enacted by a state's legislature and published in the statutes or code. This is the formal body of law created by elected representatives and codified into statutes, covering rules from criminal offenses to procedures. It differs from common law, which develops from court decisions over time, and from the cy-pres doctrine, which is a specific charitable-trust principle. The term “codified” refers to the way these laws are organized into a code, but the actual law set forth by the statutes is statutory law.