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This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 687 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1988 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1436671,"object_type":"law","relational_id":360632,"identifier":"36-151","token":"36\/9\/36-151","url":"\/36-151\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/36-151\/","token":"36\/9\/36-151","dublin_core":{"Title":"Liberal construction of chapter","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 36-151","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed to the end that its beneficial purposes may be effectuated. Insofar as the provisions of this chapter are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law<\/span>, general, special or local, the provisions of this chapter shall be controlling.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER (\u00a7 36-151)\n\nThe provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed to the end that its\nbeneficial purposes may be effectuated. Insofar as the provisions of this\nchapter are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, general, special\nor local, the provisions of this chapter shall be controlling.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 687.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}