{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-2-4-203","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 2-4-203","heading":"Ambiguous statutes - aids in construction.","body":"(1) If a statute is ambiguous, the court, in determining the intention of the general assembly, may consider among other matters:\n\n(a) The object sought to be attained;\n\n(b) The circumstances under which the statute was enacted;\n\n(c) The legislative history, if any;\n\n(d) The common law or former statutory provisions, including laws upon the same or similar subjects;\n\n(e) The consequences of a particular construction;\n\n(f) The administrative construction of the statute;\n\n(g) The legislative declaration or purpose.","path":["Title 2 - LEGISLATIVE","Article 4 - Construction of Statutes","Part 2 - CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-02.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"2e9fe8d09438f4fccf9b561ddc2f81447db780345a6189b0b6a6c29d1fedeaa7","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-2-4-202","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-2-4-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}