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title: O.C.G.A. § 12-5-213. Liberal construction of part.
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# O.C.G.A. § 12-5-213. Liberal construction of part.

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

## History

Ga. L. 1967, p. 12, § 11.