Editing Corpus/Temporal (section)

== Enforcement status ==

For versioned text documents, <code>tags.enforcement_status</code> tracks the legal force:

{| class="wikitable"
! Status !! Meaning
|-
| in_force || Currently applicable
|-
| deferred_enforcement || Not yet in force, will be on a future date
|-
| deferred_repeal || Currently in force, repeal scheduled for a future date
|-
| repealed || Explicitly repealed by a subsequent act
|-
| superseded || Historical version — a newer version of the same article exists
|-
| never_in_force || Modified before its effective date, never applied
|-
| expired || Lapsed by its own terms (sunset clause, fixed-duration text)
|-
| annulled || Struck down by a court (e.g. constitutional review) — typically retroactive
|-
| transferred || Content moved to a different article or location (renumbering)
|-
| denounced || Collective agreement repudiated by one of the parties
|-
| disjoined || Version split into multiple separate articles
|-
| conditional || In force only under a specific interpretation (constitutional reservation)
|-
| pending || Emergency decree or provisional measure awaiting ratification
|}

The boolean shortcut <code>tags.in_force</code> (true/false) enables simple filtering. Unlike <code>enforcement_status</code>, which is set once at ingest from the source data, <code>in_force</code> is dynamically recomputed by the <code>refresh_in_force</code> post-ingest job from the article's <code>date</code> and <code>date_end</code> columns. The two tags can therefore diverge over time:

* An article tagged <code>deferred_enforcement</code> becomes <code>in_force=true</code> once its effective <code>date</code> is in the past (the tag is not rewritten — only the boolean).
* An article tagged <code>deferred_repeal</code> becomes <code>in_force=false</code> once its <code>date_end</code> is in the past.
* An article tagged <code>in_force</code> becomes <code>in_force=false</code> if its <code>date</code> is in the future (rare — late-published versions).
* All other "not in force" states (<code>repealed</code>, <code>superseded</code>, <code>expired</code>, <code>annulled</code>, <code>transferred</code>, <code>denounced</code>, <code>never_in_force</code>, <code>disjoined</code>) are always <code>in_force=false</code>.

In short: <code>enforcement_status</code> answers "what is the legal lifecycle state of this version?", while <code>in_force</code> answers "is this version currently legally applicable?". Use <code>in_force</code> for filter queries, <code>enforcement_status</code> for display and warnings.