What is the test for determining whether a section of the California Statutory Code of Civil Procedure provides a variety of extrinsic aids?

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The following excerpt is from Lewings v. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., B255443 (Cal. App. 2015):

When interpreting a statute, our task is to ascertain the intent of the enacting legislative body and honor that intent. (Aleman v. Airtouch Cellular (2012) 209 Cal.App.4th 556, 568.) We begin by examining the statutory language and give the words their ordinary and usual meaning. If the language is clear, we apply the clear meaning without further inquiry. (Ibid.) "'Only if the language is ambiguous and susceptible of more than one reasonable meaning do we consider 'a variety of extrinsic aids, including the ostensible objects to be achieved, the evils to be remedied, the

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