Does a de novo review apply to questions of statutory interpretation?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Wang v. Nibbelink, 208 Cal.Rptr.3d 461, 4 Cal.App.5th 1 (Cal. App. 2016):

We also apply de novo review to questions of law regarding statutory interpretation. (Earl v. State Personnel Bd . (2014) 231 Cal.App.4th 459, 462, 179 Cal.Rptr.3d 899.)

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