Ambiguous statutes - aids in construction.

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(1) If a statute is ambiguous, the court, in determining the intention of the general assembly, may consider among other matters:

  1. The object sought to be attained;

  2. The circumstances under which the statute was enacted;

  3. The legislative history, if any;

  4. The common law or former statutory provisions, including laws upon the same orsimilar subjects;

  5. The consequences of a particular construction;

  6. 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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