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title: O.C.G.A. § 10-9-18. Liberal construction of chapter.
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# O.C.G.A. § 10-9-18. Liberal construction of chapter.

This chapter, being for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof.

## History

Ga. L. 1974, p. 174, § 15; Code 1981, § 10-9-16; Code 1981, § 10-9-18, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 1122, § 1.