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2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 2 - Legislative
Article 4. Construction of Statutes
Section 2-4-203. Ambiguous statutes - aids in construction.
Universal Citation: CO Rev Stat § 2-4-203 (2020)
(1) If a statute is ambiguous, the court, in determining the intention of the general assembly, may consider among other matters:
The object sought to be attained;
The circumstances under which the statute was enacted;
The legislative history, if any;
The common law or former statutory provisions, including laws upon the same orsimilar subjects;
The consequences of a particular construction;
The administrative construction of the statute;(g) The legislative declaration or purpose.
Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1424, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 135-1-203.
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