1. A statute that relates to or operates in a particular locality rather than the entire state.
2. A statute that applies to particular persons or things rather than an entire class of persons or things. — Also termed (in senses 1 & 2) local act; local statute. [Cases: Statutes 76–104. C.J.S. Statutes §§ 148–149, 151–155, 159, 162–201.]
3. The law of a particular jurisdiction, as opposed to the law of a foreign state. — Also termed internal law.
4. Conflict of laws. The body of standards, principles, and rules — excluding conflict-of-laws rules — that the state courts apply to controversies before them. Restatement (Second) of Conflict of Laws § 4(1) (1971). [Cases: Action 17. C.J.S. Actions §§ 18–20; Conflict of Laws §§ 2–3, 12, 15, 20, 23, 27–32, 34–40, 42–48, 50–65, 96–97, 100, 102, 105–107.]
