What is the meaning of section 266i, subdivision (a)(1) of the California Statutory Code of Civil Procedure, and what is the difference between the words "encouraging, or encouraging, the use of any device or scheme"?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Soul, G050349 (Cal. App. 2015):
by any device or scheme." If encouragement is all that is needed, what is the difference between section 266i, subdivision (a)(1) and section 266i, subdivision (a)(2)? We must avoid "interpretations that render statutory terms meaningless or surplusage." (People v. Hudson (2006) 38 Cal.4th 1002, 1010.)
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