> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.localcode.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Ordinances

# Ordinances

Ordinances provide legal action and historical context for code sections.

Common ordinance fields include:

* `ordinance_id`
* `ordinance_number`
* `ordinance_number_normalized`
* `adoption_date`
* `effective_from`
* `status`

The API uses ordinances as both direct resources and lineage-linked context records.

For non-technical evaluators, ordinances are the bridge between codified text and legal change history.

## For developers

Developer-facing implementation serves ordinance detail from canonical ordinance records with summary projections for list/search workflows.