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title: O.C.G.A. § 50-23-18. Liberal construction.
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# O.C.G.A. § 50-23-18. Liberal construction.

This article, being for the welfare of this state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes specified in this article.

## History

Code 1981, § 50-23-18, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 569, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1108, § 6.