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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>366771</law_id><section_number>50-73.144</section_number><catch_line>Application and construction</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="107" identifier="50">Partnerships</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="4" identifier="2.2">Virginia Uniform Partnership Act</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="11" identifier="10">Miscellaneous Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the <span class="dictionary">law</span> with respect to the subject of this chapter among <span class="dictionary">States</span> enacting it. <a id="paragraph-1365518" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/50-73.144/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> This chapter shall be construed in furtherance of the policies of giving maximum effect to the principle of freedom of <span class="dictionary">contract</span> and of enforcing <span class="dictionary">partnership agreements</span>. <a id="paragraph-1365519" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/50-73.144/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1996, c. 292; 2003, c. 340.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
