Rules of Construction

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Section
1901

Rules of interpretation

Section
1902

Number; gender; tense

Section
1903

Words and phrases

Section
1904

Numerals

Section
1905

Joint authority; quorum

Section
1906

Bonds

Section
1907

Uniform standard time

Section
1908

Computation of time

Section
1909

Time; publication for successive weeks

Section
1910

Time; computation of months

Section
1921

Legislative intent controls

Section
1922

Presumptions in ascertaining legislative intent

Section
1923

Grammar and punctuation of statutes

Section
1924

Construction of titles, preambles, provisos, exceptions and headings

Section
1925

Constitutional construction of statutes

Section
1926

Presumption against retroactive effect

Section
1927

Construction of uniform laws

Section
1928

Rule of strict and liberal construction

Section
1929

Penalties no bar to civil remedies

Section
1930

Penalties for each offense

Section
1931

Intent to defraud

Section
1932

Statutes in pari materia

Section
1933

Particular controls general

Section
1934

Irreconcilable clauses in the same statute

Section
1935

Irreconcilable statutes passed by same General Assembly

Section
1936

Irreconcilable statutes passed by different General Assemblies

Section
1937

References to statutes and regulations

Section
1938

References to public bodies and public officers

Section
1939

Use of comments and reports

Section
1951

Interpretation of amendatory statutes

Section
1952

Effect of separate amendments on code provisions enacted by same General Assembly

Section
1953

Construction of amendatory statutes

Section
1954

Merger of subsequent amendments

Section
1955

Two or more amendments to same provision, one overlooking the other

Section
1956

Repeal of amendatory statutes and original statutes subsequently amended

Section
1957

Ineffective provisions not revived by reenactment in amendatory statutes

Section
1961

Effect of reenactment on original statute

Section
1962

Repeal and reenactment

Section
1963

Effect of reenactment on intervening statutes

Section
1971

Implied repeal by later statute

Section
1972

Nonexistence of reason for statute does not effect repeal

Section
1973

No implied repeal by nonuser

Section
1974

Effect of separate repeals on code provisions by same General Assembly

Section
1975

Effect of repeal on limitations

Section
1976

Effect of repeal on rights, et cetera

Section
1977

Repeal does not revive repealed statute

Section
1978

Repeal as obsolete does not affect substantive rights

Section
1991

Definitions

Chapter
Notes

Chapter Notes