Category: Statutory Interpretation

  • What Do You Mean By That? Definitions in the Statutes

    by Julie Pelegrin

    When debating legislation or reading statutes, a person will sometimes wonder what a specific word means as it’s used in the bill or the law. A word may be defined in several places and in different ways within the Colorado Revised Statutes – or it may not be defined at all. Following are some tips for figuring out whether the words in a bill or statute mean what you think they mean. (more…)