More Than One Meaning of Words In a Statute

When the words in a statute could be given more than one meaning, "the court may consider the consequences resulting from one meaning, rather than another, and adopt the construction that promotes the most reasonable result in light of the objectives and purpose of the enactment." Fox v. Comptroller of the Treasury, 126 Md. App. 279, 285, 728 A.2d 776, cert. denied, 355 Md. 612, 735 A.2d 1106 (1999) (citing Tucker v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co., 308 Md. 69, 75, 517 A.2d 730 (1986)). "All sections . . . must be read together, in conjunction with one another, to discern the true intent of the legislature." Philip Electronics North America, et al. v. Wright, 348 Md. 209, 216, 703 A.2d 150 (1997); See also: Vest v. Giant Food Stores, Inc., 329 Md. 461, 466-67, 620 A.2d 340 (1993); Ryder Truck Lines v. Kennedy, 296 Md. 528, 537, 463 A.2d 850 (1983).