Missouri Abbreviated Matters is a program initiated by the Missouri Bar Association to promote the understanding of legal matters in the state of Missouri. The program provides simplified versions of legal information in the form of summaries, outlines, and briefs, which are designed to provide a basic understanding of the law for attorneys and the public. The program covers topics such as criminal law, civil law, family law, business law, constitutional law, and estate planning. It also provides information regarding state regulations, court procedures, and professional ethics. The program is divided into two categories: Missouri Abbreviated Matters for Attorneys and Missouri Abbreviated Matters for the Public. The program also offers online resources, including a glossary of legal terms and an online library of legal documents.
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Abbreviations should only be used if the organization or term appears two or more times in the text. Spell out the full term at its first mention, indicate its abbreviation in parenthesis and use the abbreviation from then on, with the exception of acronyms that would be familiar to most readers, such as MCC and USAID.
Postal abbreviations for states/territories State/Territory1831Oct. 1963 - PresentMississippiMi.MSMissouriMo.MOMontana--MTNebraska--NB to NE in 196948 more rows
The names of eight states are never abbreviated in datelines or text: Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Ohio, Texas and Utah. Memory aid: States with five or fewer letters, plus Alaska and Hawaii, are never abbreviated.
Abbreviations of names of U.S. states 1. In text sentences, do not abbreviate names of states (see CBE Style Manual). 2. In addresses, use the 2-letter codes that were first issued by the U.S. Postal Service in 1963 (see Table below) to abbreviate names of states.
Until 1963 the Post Office Department preferred that state and territorial names be written out in full to avoid confusion, but accepted the popular public practice of abbreviation.
Who decided on the abbreviations of the 50 states? The 2 letter abbreviations for the 50 states, the US territories, the Canadian Provinces and Mexican States were decided by the US Post Office.
Note that Missouri's abbreviation MO appears to be a historical anomaly dating back to at least 1831, deriving from the fact that both it and Mississippi start with MISS and end in I.
Missouri (Mo.) South Carolina (S.C.) Delaware (Del.) Montana (Mont.)