{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-645.17","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 645.17","heading":"PRESUMPTIONS IN ASCERTAINING LEGISLATIVE INTENT.","body":"In ascertaining the intention of the legislature the courts may be guided by the following presumptions:\n(1) the legislature does not intend a result that is absurd, impossible of execution, or unreasonable;\n(2) the legislature intends the entire statute to be effective and certain;\n(3) the legislature does not intend to violate the Constitution of the United States or of this state;\n(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\n(5) the legislature intends to favor the public interest as against any private interest.","path":["STATUTES, CONSTRUCTION","CHAPTER 645. INTERPRETATION OF STATUTES AND RULES","CONSTRUCTION OF LAWS"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/645.17","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:51Z","sha256":"1faf6ad945057a14519ed0eb6e8db0103cbc254aed3753f7f34a5d2ada5908e2","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-645.16","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-645.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}