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

# Get a legal source

> Retrieve a Plane-maintained legal source document.

### Parameters

<ParamField type="string" path="id" initialValue="lawsrc_K4mQ9rT2pL8x" required>
  The ID of a legal source.
</ParamField>

### Returns

Returns a [Legal source object](/reference/legal-sources/object) if a valid
identifier was provided, and returns an error otherwise.

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Response theme={null}
  {
    "id": "lawsrc_K4mQ9rT2pL8x",
    "object": "legal.source",
    "type": "statute",
    "jurisdiction": { "country": "GB" },
    "title": "Employment Rights Act 1996",
    "original_title": null,
    "citation": "1996 c. 18",
    "identifier": "ukpga/1996/18",
    "url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/18",
    "languages": ["en"],
    "adopted": "1996-05-22",
    "starts": "1996-08-22",
    "ends": null,
    "lineage": {
      "amends": [],
      "amended_by": [],
      "repeals": [],
      "repealed_by": []
    },
    "created": "2026-06-09T12:00:00Z",
    "updated": "2026-06-09T12:00:00Z"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>