{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-1201.06","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 29-1201.06","heading":"Rule of construction.","body":"(a)\nThis chapter shall be liberally construed to give maximum effect to the principle of freedom of contract and to the enforceability of governing instruments.\n\n(b)\nThe presumption that a civil statute in derogation of the common law is construed strictly shall not apply to this chapter.","path":["Title 29. Business Organizations. [Enacted title]","Chapter 12. Statutory Trusts.","Subchapter I. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/29-1201.06","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"475b6a25b0a8acc20ff16262c36ca68cbf8e593605b197d8b6307ce563423370","source_id":"us-dc","stale":true,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-1201.05","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-29-1201.07"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}