§ 32-16-1-5 — Recodification of prior property law

The recodification act of the 2002 regular
session of the general assembly shall be construed as a recodification
of prior property law. Except as provided in section 2(1) and 2(2) of
this chapter, if the literal meaning of the recodification act of the 2002
regular session of the general assembly (including a literal application
of an erroneous change to an internal reference) would result in a
substantive change in the prior property law, the difference shall be
construed as a typographical, spelling, or other clerical error that must
be corrected by:
(1) inserting, deleting, or substituting words, punctuation, or other
matters of style in the recodification act of the 2002 regular
session of the general assembly; or
(2) using any other rule of statutory construction;
as necessary or appropriate to apply the recodification act of the 2002
regular session of the general assembly in a manner that does not result
in a substantive change in the law. The principle of statutory
construction that a court must apply the literal meaning of an act if the
literal meaning of the act is unambiguous does not apply to the
recodification act of the 2002 regular session of the general assembly
to the extent that the recodification act of the 2002 regular session of
the general assembly is not substantively identical to the prior property
law.
[2002 Recodification Citation: New.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.2-2002, SEC.1.