{"data":{"id":"us-pa/1-pa.c.s.-1924","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"1 Pa.C.S. § 1924","heading":"Construction of titles, preambles, provisos, exceptions and headings.","body":"The title and preamble of a statute may be considered in the construction thereof. Provisos shall be construed to limit rather than to extend the operation of the clauses to which they refer. Exceptions expressed in a statute shall be construed to exclude all others. The headings prefixed to titles, parts, articles, chapters, sections and other divisions of a statute shall not be considered to control but may be used to aid in the construction thereof.","path":["Title 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS","PART V STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION","CHAPTER 19 RULES OF CONSTRUCTION","SUBCHAPTER B CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=01\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=19\u0026sctn=24\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2024-09-13 (Statute Update stamp, 1 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:30:06Z","sha256":"175fb459842a72c90fba0f71a4829ed22f762c3d17d740a76a9ddb21a74b09dc","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/1-pa.c.s.-1923","next":"us-pa/1-pa.c.s.-1925"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}