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· 5/13/1983

In re Anonymous No. 58 D.B. 81

Citations

  • 26 Pa. D. & C.3d 184

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  • “When the Legislature has used both ‘may’ and ‘shall’ in the same paragraph of a statute, we infer that the Legislature acknowledged the difference and intended each word to carry its ordinary meaning.”
  • “When the Legislature has used both ‘may’ and ‘shall’ in the same paragraph of a statute, we infer that the Legislature acknowledged the difference and intended each word to carry its ordinary meaning.”

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Judges: Daniels, Roberts

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