{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-174.020","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 174.020","heading":"Legislative intent; general and particular provisions; consideration of legislative history.","body":"(1)(a) In the construction of a statute, a court shall pursue the intention of the legislature if possible.\n      (b) To assist a court in its construction of a statute, a party may offer the legislative history of the statute.\n      (2) When a general provision and a particular provision are inconsistent, the latter is paramount to the former so that a particular intent controls a general intent that is inconsistent with the particular intent.\n      (3) A court may limit its consideration of legislative history to the information that the parties provide to the court. A court shall give the weight to the legislative history that the court considers to be appropriate.","path":["05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use","17. State Legislative Department and Laws","Chapter 174 — Construction of Statutes; General Definitions"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors174.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:12Z","sha256":"adf4bcf115ea6c2f6c39407373252e9989ee0ef7c41e96a545e299b155e678aa","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-174.010","next":"us-or/ors-174.030"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}