Source Policy
StateLawNow uses a source-tier system for verified fact boxes. We do not inject unsupported legal rules, deadlines, or procedures into those boxes. If a trustworthy source is not available, the page stays general.
How Verified Fact Boxes Work
Some state pages include a short verified fact box near the top of the article. Those items appear only when our team has a source that meets the requirements below. Pages without that box are not missing content by accident. They remain general until a stronger source is reviewed.
Source Tiers
Tier A: Primary official sources such as state legislatures, state courts, state agencies, DMVs, insurance regulators, workforce agencies, and federal agencies.
Tier B: Institutional support sources such as bar associations, legal aid organizations, court self-help centers, and law-school public-service materials.
Tier C: High-quality secondary explainers used for reader framing only when they do not conflict with stronger sources.
Tier D: Not used for verified fact boxes. This includes anonymous blogs, forum posts, scraped summaries, and unsupported AI-generated pages.
What We Will Not Do
- We do not invent deadlines, agencies, statutes, or procedural steps.
- We do not treat marketing copy as a verified legal source.
- We do not fill gaps with guesses when a state-specific source is missing.
What We Verify
- Filing or reporting windows when a primary source clearly states them
- Agency complaint paths and official consumer-help channels
- Court or administrative procedure links that users can actually follow
Why Some Pages Stay General
State-by-state legal procedure changes often. When we have not yet verified a point through a source that meets our policy, we prefer a narrower page over a confident but unreliable one.
If you find an official source we should review, send it through our contact page.