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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>367872</law_id><section_number>53.1-95.22</section_number><catch_line>Liberal 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="117" identifier="53.1">Prisons and Other Methods of Correction</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="3" identifier="3">Local Correctional Facilities</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="5" identifier="3.1">Jail Authorities</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>This article, being necessary for the welfare of the Commonwealth and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.</p></section></text><history>1990, c. 837.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
