§ 645.16 Legislative Intent Controls
§ 645.17 Presumptions in Ascertaining Legislative Intent
§ 645.18 Grammar; Syntax; Ellipsis
§ 645.19 Construction of Provisos and Exceptions
§ 645.20 Construction of Severable Provisions
§ 645.21 Presumption Against Retroactive Effect
§ 645.22 Uniform Laws
§ 645.24 Penalties for Each Offense
§ 645.241 Punishment for Prohibited Acts
§ 645.25 Intent to Defraud
§ 645.26 Irreconcilable Provisions
§ 645.27 State Bound by Statute; When
§ 645.28 Existing Laws; Effect of Revision or Code
§ 645.29 Manner of Amendment
§ 645.30 Effect of Separate Amendments On Code Provisions Enacted At Same Session
§ 645.31 Construction of Amendatory and Reference Laws
§ 645.32 Merger of Subsequent Amendments
§ 645.33 Two or More Amendments to Same Section; One Overlooking the Other
§ 645.34 Repeal of Amendatory and Original Laws Subsequently Amended
§ 645.35 Effect of Repeal
§ 645.36 Effect of Repeal of Repealer
§ 645.37 Repeal and Reenactment
§ 645.38 Effect of Reenactment On Intervening Law
§ 645.39 Implied Repeal by Later Law
§ 645.40 Nonexistence of Reason for Law Does Not Repeal It
§ 645.41 No Implied Repeal by Nonuser
§ 645.42 Effect of Separate Repeals On Code Provisions Enacted At Same Session
§ 645.43 Effect of Repeal On Limitations
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Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes > Chapter 645 > CONSTRUCTION OF LAWS

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
  • Legislature: means the senate and the house of representatives of the state of Minnesota. See Minnesota Statutes 645.01
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • state: extends to and includes the District of Columbia and the several territories. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Violate: includes failure to comply with. See Minnesota Statutes 645.44