Pennsylvania Code
Title 101 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Part I - LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU
Subpart C - LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING MANUAL
Chapter 15 - STATUTES
Subchapter C - STYLE AND LANGUAGE
CAPITALIZATION AND PUNCTUATION
Section 15.125 - Punctuation in general
Universal Citation: 101 PA Code ยง 15.125
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) General. A statute must be punctuated carefully since it may be relied upon by the courts in interpreting statutes. A sentence should be rearranged if a change in punctuation might change its meaning.
(b) Statutory construction. The act (1 Pa.C.S. § 1923) provides that in no case shall the punctuation of a statute control or affect the intention of the General Assembly in the enactment thereof unless the statute was finally enacted after December 31, 1964.
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