What is a statute law?

Answer by  Key9 (98)

Statute law referes to laws where a lawmaking body like a government sets out a law (in a document called a statute), as opposed to case law which results from decisions and cases tried in court. Statutory laws are the basis of the legal system, while case law covers the preceding interpretations of that statute in court.

Answer by  patti (29325)

Statutes are the written enactments that govern a city, county or state (or the U. S. ) Statutes establish policy or declare something. Statutes can become law, which are then published as part of the "code. "

Answer by  hashbrown64 (221)

A statute is a kind of law that is passed by a legislative body. Any bill that is passed through a state legislature, or through the U. S. Congress is a statute. The primary other type of law is common law, which is made by judges and enforced through a principle called stare decisis.

Answer by  1412 (37)

Statute law is a written / oral law passed on by the legislative; this is also known as the supreme law which all other laws must conform to, else it will be void.

Answer by  Bob98 (100)

A law created by the written word and codified. Each state in the United State have enacted their own set of written laws for people of the state

Answer by  Ron27 (465)

A statute is a code of law, usually forbidding a specific behavior. In the USA, there are federal statutes (codified in the United States Code, or USC as well as state and local statutes. Statutes prohibit behaviors including murder, theft, speeding, drunk driving, illegal fishing, and virtually every other prohibited behavior.