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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-16-22. Construction.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-16-22. Construction.

This chapter shall be liberally construed to effectuate its remedial purposes.

## History

Code 1981, § 9-16-22, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 1-1/HB 233.