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Frequently Asked Questions about Statutory Construction California

October 27, 2023 7:51 amOctober 27, 2023 7:51 am

For those not familiar, I put together the following questions and answers for those queries that are most often posed regarding statutory construction in California. What is the purpose of statutory construction? The “fundamental task is to ascertain the Legislature’s...

Globe Quiz on California Statutory Construction Principles

May 1, 2023 9:44 amMay 1, 2023 9:47 am

This quiz is to test your knowledge about California’s principles of statutory construction. The purpose of statutory construction is to determine what the Legislature intended when enacting the statute in question. An extrinsic analysis is one in which the bill...

Canon of Statutory Construction — Expressio Unius

October 25, 2022 6:35 amOctober 25, 2022 6:40 am

For purposes of statutory construction, the courts and bill drafters use a series of “canons” to guide them. These include textual canons (intrinsic aids), linguistic presumptions and grammatical conventions, substantive canons, and extrinsic aids. It is impossible to list them...

Canon of Statutory Construction — Noscitur a Sociis

October 23, 2022 8:16 amOctober 23, 2022 8:19 am

For purposes of statutory construction, the courts and bill drafters use a series of “canons” to guide them. These include textual canons (intrinsic aids), linguistic presumptions and grammatical conventions, substantive canons, and extrinsic aids. It is impossible to list them...

Canon of Statutory Construction – ‘In Pari Materia’

October 22, 2022 7:42 amOctober 22, 2022 7:45 am

For purposes of statutory construction, the courts and bill drafters use a series of “canons” to guide them. These include textual canons (intrinsic aids), linguistic presumptions and grammatical conventions, substantive canons, and extrinsic aids. It is impossible to list them...

Interpreting California Statutes Using Legislative Guidance

March 2, 2022 6:33 amMarch 2, 2022 6:46 am

I have written previously about legislative intent and statutory construction in California. After reviewing just over 2,000 newly-introduced bills in the Legislature for the 2022 Session, I came across a number of interesting provisions related to this topic. Below are...

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Drafting Legislation, But Were Afraid to Ask

February 6, 2019 6:00 pmFebruary 6, 2019 2:56 pm

The purpose of this article is to provide general guidance to drafting bills and amendments in California. We first discuss some of the considerations for a bill drafter and then follow with examples of bill language addressing the major types...