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SECTION 22
Gender
General Construction (GCN) CHAPTER 22, ARTICLE 2
§ 22. Gender. Whenever words of the masculine or feminine gender
appear in any law, rule, regulation, or resolution unless the sense of
the sentence indicates otherwise, they shall be deemed to refer to
persons of any gender. This construction shall apply to gender
indicative suffixes or prefixes as well as to gender indicative words.
Whenever the reference is to a corporation, board, body, group,
organization or other entity comprising more than one person or to an
assemblage of persons or to an inanimate object the reference shall be
construed to be neutral in gender. Hereafter, in any law, rule,
regulation, or resolution, gendered terms shall not be used and
gender-neutral terms, including but not limited to "they", "them" and
"theirs", shall be used in substitution therefor and with the same force
and effect; provided, however, if any such law, rule, regulation, or
resolution is in reference to a specific person, the language referring
to such person shall be gendered in accordance with the gender identity
of such person.