{"_metadata":{"citation_format":"Co-op Atlas (2026). Southern Edition 2026: Comparative Cooperative Law. https://coopatlas.org","edition":"southern_2026","generated_at":"2026-06-11T08:30:02.411497Z","output_type":"edition_overview"},"coverage_statistics":{"answer_group_count":2548,"question_count":364,"section_count":2085,"source_url_coverage_pct":"100.0","state_count":7,"statute_count":46,"topic_count":24},"edition":{"data_frozen_date":"2026-01-15","description":"Comprehensive cooperative law coverage for 7 Southern US states","edition_id":"southern_2026","name":"Southern Edition 2026","release_date":"2026-01-15","states":["AL","FL","GA","LA","MS","SC","TX"],"verified_year":2026},"limitations":["Laws change. This edition reflects statutes as of the frozen date.","Statutory silence does not equal prohibition.","Interpretation varies by context and jurisdiction.","Consult counsel for legal decisions."],"outputs_enabled":[{"endpoint":"/api/v1/questions/{key}/brief","name":"Question-Based Comparative Legal Briefs"},{"endpoint":"/api/v1/states/{code}/profile","name":"State Statutory Coverage & Gap Profiles"},{"endpoint":"/api/v1/edition","name":"Exportable Research Tables"}],"research_transparency":{"edition_versioning":{"content":"Each edition is time-bounded and frozen as of a specific date. Once an edition is released, no silent updates are made to its content. The statutes, questions, and answers within a released edition remain stable and unchanged. If corrections are needed, or if laws change, those updates are addressed through future editions or through documented errata. This versioning approach ensures that citations to a specific edition remain valid over time and that researchers can rely on the stability of the published record.","heading":"Edition Versioning and Stability"},"extraction_approach":{"content":"Statutory sections are reviewed and mapped to a standardized set of research questions covering formation, governance, membership, capital structure, and dissolution. This mapping connects specific statutory provisions to the questions they address. When relevant statutory language is identified, it is extracted and linked directly to the corresponding citation, preserving the connection between each finding and its source. Throughout this process, ambiguity or partial coverage is preserved rather than resolved. If a statute addresses only part of a question, or if the language is open to interpretation, that uncertainty is reflected in the classification. A designation of \"Not Addressed\" indicates that the statute is silent on a topic; it does not imply that the matter is prohibited or that any inference should be drawn. Statutory silence is treated as a factual observation, not an interpretive conclusion.","heading":"Extraction and Mapping Approach"},"review_verification":{"content":"Outputs are reviewed for consistency and citation accuracy. Each answer is accompanied by one or more citations that users can inspect to verify the underlying statutory language. The system is designed to surface uncertainty rather than infer legislative intent. Where statutory language is unclear or where multiple interpretations are possible, that ambiguity is preserved in the published answer rather than resolved in favor of a single reading. This approach prioritizes transparency over false precision.","heading":"Review and Verification"},"section_title":"Research Sources, Extraction, and Review","source_identification":{"content":"All statutes included in this edition are sourced from official state legislative codes or equivalent authoritative government sources. Each jurisdiction maintains its own statutory publication, and we have relied on the primary, authenticated versions of those codes wherever available. Only statutes that were in force as of the edition freeze date are included. Statutes that were enacted, amended, or repealed after that date are not reflected in this edition. For every statutory section, we preserve and expose the source URL through our citation system, allowing users to verify the original text directly.","heading":"Source Identification"}},"scope":{"exclusions":["States outside the 7 FSC jurisdictions","Case law, regulatory guidance, and administrative rules","Municipal or county-level ordinances","Federal cooperative statutes (except where noted)"],"jurisdictions":[{"code":"AL","coverage_status":"Complete","name":"Alabama","section_count":264,"statute_count":6},{"code":"FL","coverage_status":"Complete","name":"Florida","section_count":230,"statute_count":5},{"code":"GA","coverage_status":"Complete","name":"Georgia","section_count":305,"statute_count":7},{"code":"LA","coverage_status":"Complete","name":"Louisiana","section_count":418,"statute_count":10},{"code":"MS","coverage_status":"Complete","name":"Mississippi","section_count":221,"statute_count":7},{"code":"SC","coverage_status":"Complete","name":"South Carolina","section_count":275,"statute_count":6},{"code":"TX","coverage_status":"Complete","name":"Texas","section_count":372,"statute_count":5}],"statute_types":[],"topics":[]}}