Minnesota § 645.17 PRESUMPTIONS IN ASCERTAINING LEGISLATIVE INTENT

Minnesota Statutes

§ 645.17 — PRESUMPTIONS IN ASCERTAINING LEGISLATIVE INTENT

Minnesota § 645.17

PartSTATUTES, CONSTRUCTION

Ch. 645INTERPRETATION OF STATUTES AND RULES

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Minn. Stat. § 645.17 (2026).

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In ascertaining the intention of the legislature the courts may be guided by the following presumptions:

(1)the legislature does not intend a result that is absurd, impossible of execution, or unreasonable;

(2)the legislature intends the entire statute to be effective and certain;

(3)the legislature does not intend to violate the Constitution of the United States or of this state;

(4)when a court of last resort has construed the language of a law, the legislature in subsequent laws on the same subject matter intends the same construction to be placed upon such language; and

(5)the legislature intends to favor the public interest as against any private interest.

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In ascertaining the intention of the legislature the courts may be guided by the following presumptions:
(1) the legislature does not intend a result that is absurd, impossible of execution, or unreasonable;
(2) the legislature intends the entire statute to be effective and certain;
(3) the legislature does not intend to violate the Constitution of the United States or of this state;
(4) when a court of last resort has construed the language of a law, the legislature in subsequent laws on the same subject matter intends the same construction to be placed upon such language; and
(5) the legislature intends to favor the public interest as against any private interest.