How has the de minimis rule been applied in statutory contexts?

The de minimis rule, as a background principle, has been invoked in a variety of statutory contexts, and courts have decided such cases by examining whether application of the rule would be consistent with the statutory purpose. (See Goehring v. Chapman University (2004) 121 Cal.App.4th 353, 384, 17 Cal.Rptr.3d 39 ["Substantial compliance with a statute 'will suffice if the purpose of the statute is satisfied ... but substantial

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