1 USC § 2 - “County” as including “parish”, and so forth
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identifier: "/us/usc/t1/s2"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "1 USC § 2 - “County” as including “parish”, and so forth"
title_number: 1
title_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
section_number: "2"
section_name: "“County” as including “parish”, and so forth"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "RULES OF CONSTRUCTION"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(July 30, 1947, ch. 388, 61 Stat. 633.)"
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# § 2. “County” as including “parish”, and so forth
The word “county” includes a parish, or any other equivalent subdivision of a State or Territory of the United States.
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**Source Credit**: (July 30, 1947, ch. 388, 61 Stat. 633.)