Which option best describes Statutory Law?

• A. Statutory Law is enacted by legislatures
• B. Statutory Law is derived from natural law
• C. Statutory Law is the same as case law
• D. Statutory Law is the set of regulations issued by agencies

Answer: (A)

Statutory law consists of written laws enacted by a legislative body. These laws are created through a formal process in which elected representatives draft, debate, and enact statutes, then codified into codes. This distinguishes statutory law from other sources of law: natural law refers to universal moral principles rather than state-made rules; case law arises from court decisions interpreting statutes and applying precedents; regulations issued by agencies are rules that implement statutes and come from administrative bodies under statutory authority, not the statutes themselves.