Opinion ID: 4535063
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Standard of Review and Principles of Statutory

Text: Construction ¶10 The construction of a statute is a question of law, which we review de novo. Doubleday v. People, 2016 CO 3, ¶ 19, 364 P.3d 193, 196. In construing a statute, our primary purpose is to ascertain and give effect to the legislature’s intent. Id. To do so, we look first to the language of the statute, giving its words and phrases their plain and ordinary meaning. Id. “We read statutory words and phrases in context, and we construe them according to the rules of grammar and common usage.” Id. We must interpret the statute as a whole and in the context of the entire statutory scheme, giving consistent, harmonious, and sensible effect to all 4 We granted certiorari to review the following issue: Whether the court of appeals erred by concluding that the term ‘conviction’ as used in section 16-22-113(3)(c), C.R.S. (2018), of the Colorado Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA) includes a successfully completed deferred judgment. 6 its parts. Id. at ¶ 20, 364 P.3d at 196; see also Whitaker v. People, 48 P.3d 555, 558 (Colo. 2002) (“We must read the statute as a whole, construing each provision consistently and in harmony with the overall statutory design, if possible.”).