Statutory Interpretation: Related Laws

U.S.

• U.S. Code > Title 1 - General Provisions

Alabama

• Alabama Code > Title 1 > Chapter 1 - Construction of Code and Statutes

Arizona

• Arizona Laws > Title 1 > Chapter 2 > Article 2 - General Rules of Statutory Construction
• Arizona Laws > Title 1 > Chapter 2 > Article 3 - Effect of Statutes

California

• California Constitution Article IV § 16 - (a) All laws of a general nature have uniform operation.(b) A local ...

Connecticut

• Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 1 - Construction of Statutes
• Connecticut General Statutes > Title 55 - Concluding Provisions

Delaware

• Delaware Code > Title 1 > Chapter 3 - Interpretation of Statutes

Florida

• Florida Constitution Article X § 12
• Florida Statutes > Title I - Construction of Statutes

Guam

• Guam Code > Title 1 > Chapter 1 - The Laws of Guam
• Guam Code > Title 1 > Chapter 7 - Construction of this Code
• Guam Code > Title 1 > Chapter 16 - Statute Revision and Publication
• Guam Code > Title 1 > Chapter 18 - Statutes Applicable to Entire Government of Guam

Hawaii

• Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 1 - Common Law; Construction of Laws

Idaho

• Idaho Code > Title 73 > Chapter 1 - Construction of Statutes
• Idaho Code > Title 73 > Chapter 3 - Construction of Formula Clauses

Illinois

• Illinois Compiled Statutes > Chapter 5 > Statutes

Iowa

• Iowa Code > Chapter 4 - Construction of Statutes

Kansas

• Kansas Statutes > Chapter 77 > Article 2 - Statutory Construction

Kentucky

• Kentucky Statutes > Title XLI - Laws

Louisiana

• Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 1 > Chapter 1 - Interpretation of Revised Statutes
• Louisiana Codes > Civil Code > PRELIMINARY TITLE > Chapter 2 - Interpretation of Laws
• Louisiana Codes > Civil Code > PRELIMINARY TITLE > Chapter 3 - Conflict of Laws
• Louisiana Codes > Civil Code > BOOK III > Title XXV - Of the Signification of Sundry Terms of Law Employed in This Code

Maine

• Maine Revised Statutes > Title 1 > Chapter 3 - Rules of Construction

Maryland

• Maryland Code > GENERAL PROVISIONS > Title 1 - Rules of Interpretation

Minnesota

• Minnesota Statutes > Statutes, Construction

Missouri

• Missouri Laws > Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes

Montana

• Montana Code > Title 1 > Chapter 2 - Statutory Construction
• Montana Code > Title 1 > Chapter 2 > Part 1 - General Provisions
• Montana Code 1-2-101. Role of the judge -- preference to construction giving each provision meaning
• Montana Code 1-2-102. Intention of the legislature -- particular and general provisions
• Montana Code 1-2-103. Statutes in derogation of the common law -- liberal construction

Nevada

• Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 0 - Preliminary Chapter
• Nevada Revised Statutes 0.010 - Scope
• Nevada Revised Statutes 0.020 - Severability
• Nevada Revised Statutes 0.023 - Construction of reenacted, amended or revised laws as continuation of prior law; effect of reference to repealed law that is in substance reenacted
• Nevada Revised Statutes 0.024 - Words and terms defined in NRS have same meaning in corresponding provisions of NAC

New Hampshire

• New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 21 - Statutory Construction

New Mexico

• New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 12 > Article 2 - Statutory Construction
• New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 12 > Article 2A - Uniform Statute and Rule Construction Act

New York

• New York Laws > Civil Rights > Article 9 - Right to Call Police and Emergency Assistance/victim Protections
• New York Laws > General Construction

North Carolina

• North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 12 - Statutory Construction

North Dakota

• North Dakota Code > Chapter 1-02 - Rules of Interpretation

Ohio

• Ohio Code > Chapter 1 - Definitions; Rules of Construction

Oregon

• Oregon Statutes > Chapter 174 - Construction of Statutes; General Definitions

Rhode Island

• Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 43-3 - Construction and Effect of Statutes
• Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 43-4 - Effect of General Laws

South Dakota

• South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 2 > Chapter 14 - Construction and Effect of Statutes

Tennessee

• Tennessee Code > Title 1 > Chapter 3 - Construction of Statutes

Utah

• Utah Code > Title 68 > Chapter 3 - Construction

Vermont

• Vermont Statutes > Title 1 > Chapter 3 - Construction of Statutes
• Vermont Statutes Title 16 Sec. 111
• Vermont Statutes Title 16 Sec. 112
• Vermont Statutes Title 16 Sec. 114
• Vermont Statutes Title 16 Sec. 126

Virginia

• Virginia Constitution Article IV § 13 - Effective date of laws

Washington

• Washington Code > Chapter 1.12 - Rules of construction
• Washington Code > Chapter 1.16 - General definitions
• Washington Code > Chapter 1.20 - General provisions

Wisconsin

• Wisconsin Statutes > Construction of Statutes, Repeal of Existing Laws, Curative Acts and Miscellaneous Statutes