Status & Currency

import requests

BASE_URL = "https://api.vaquill.ai/api/v1"
HEADERS = {"Authorization": "Bearer vq_key_..."}

def section(act_id: str) -> dict:
    resp = requests.get(f"{BASE_URL}/statutes/section/{act_id}", headers=HEADERS)
    resp.raise_for_status()
    return resp.json()["section"]

sec = section("USC_T42_C21_S1983")

if sec.get("goodLawStatus") == "not_good_law":
    print(f"Do not rely on {sec['citation']}: {sec.get('actStatus')}")
elif sec.get("goodLawStatus") == "unknown":
    print(f"Verify {sec['citation']} against the official source before relying on it.")

# Follow a section that moved.
if sec.get("actStatus") == "renumbered" and sec.get("renumberedTo"):
    sec = section(sec["renumberedTo"])

print(sec.get("citation"), "-", sec.get("currencyNote") or "no currency note")

const BASE_URL = "https://api.vaquill.ai/api/v1";
const HEADERS = { Authorization: "Bearer vq_key_..." };

async function section(actId) {
  const r = await fetch(`${BASE_URL}/statutes/section/${actId}`, { headers: HEADERS });
  if (!r.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${r.status}`);
  return (await r.json()).section;
}

let sec = await section("USC_T42_C21_S1983");
if (sec.goodLawStatus === "not_good_law") {
  console.warn(`Do not rely on ${sec.citation}: ${sec.actStatus}`);
}
if (sec.actStatus === "renumbered" && sec.renumberedTo) {
  sec = await section(sec.renumberedTo);
}