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Chapter 311
Code Construction Act

Sections

311.001
Short Title
311.002
Application
311.003
Rules Not Exclusive
311.004
Citation of Codes
311.005
General Definitions
311.006
Internal References
311.011
Common and Technical Usage of Words
311.012
Tense, Number, and Gender
311.013
Authority and Quorum of Public Body
311.014
Computation of Time
311.015
Reference to a Series
311.021
Intention in Enactment of Statutes
311.022
Prospective Operation of Statutes
311.023
Statute Construction Aids
311.024
Headings
311.025
Irreconcilable Statutes and Amendments
311.026
Special or Local Provision Prevails over General
311.027
Statutory References
311.028
Uniform Construction of Uniform Acts
311.029
Enrolled Bill Controls
311.030
Repeal of Repealing Statute
311.031
Saving Provisions
311.032
Severability of Statutes
311.034
Waiver of Sovereign Immunity
311.035
Construction of Statute or Rule Involving Criminal Offense or Penalty
311.036
Construction of Abortion Statutes
 



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Blank Outline Levels

The legislature occasionally skips outline levels. For example:

(3) A person may apply [...]
(4)(a) A person petitioning for relief [...]

In this example, (3), (4), and (4)(a) are all outline levels, but (4) was omitted by its authors. It's only implied. This presents an interesting challenge when laying out the text. We've decided to display a blank section with this note, in order to aide readability.

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