{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-1.49","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 1.49","heading":"Determining legislative intent.","body":"If a statute is ambiguous, the court, in determining the intention of the legislature, may consider among other matters:\n(A) The object sought to be attained;\n(B) The circumstances under which the statute was enacted;\n(C) The legislative history;\n(D) The common law or former statutory provisions, including laws upon the same or similar subjects;\n(E) The consequences of a particular construction;\n(F) The administrative construction of the statute.","path":["General Provisions","Chapter 1 Definitions; Rules of Construction"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-1.49","current_through":"1972-01-03 (House Bill 607 - 109th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:23Z","sha256":"434db1dc231ee7556066be25913fdde8621dd3399a6df5f2648b6af98d4959ff","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-1.48","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-1.50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}