What is the test for construing a statute?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from O'Connor v. State Teachers' Retirement System, 43 Cal.App.4th 1610, 51 Cal.Rptr.2d 540 (Cal. App. 1996):
In construing a statute, we must "... ascertain the intent of the lawmakers so as to effectuate the purpose of the law. [Citations.] ... [T]o determine this intent, we [must examine] the language of the statute. [Citations.]" (People v. Pieters (1991) 52 Cal.3d 894, 898, 276 Cal.Rptr. 918, 802 P.2d 420.)
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