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# O.C.G.A. § 42-8-43. Liberal construction of article.

This article shall be liberally construed so that its purposes may be achieved.

## History

Ga. L. 1956, p. 27, § 20; Code 1981, § 42­8­44; Code 1981, § 42-8-43, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 4-1/HB 310.

## Editor's Notes

Former Code Section 42-8-43 (Ga. L. 1956, p. 27, § 15; Ga. L. 1972, p. 604, § 11), relating to effect of article on existing county probation systems, was repealed by Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 4-1/HB 310, effective July 1, 2015.

Ga. L. 2015, p. 422, § 6-1/HB 310, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall become effective July 1, 2015, and shall apply to sentences entered on or after such date.”

## Law Reviews

For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 231 (2015).