{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-144","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 7-144","heading":"Construction.","body":"Each and every provision of this subchapter shall be constructed liberally in aid of the powers vested in the public authorities looking to the protection of the public health, comfort, and welfare and not by way of limitation.","path":["Title 7. Human Health Care and Safety.","Chapter 1. Public Health.","Subchapter II. Prevention of Spread of Communicable Diseases."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/7-144","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"8c6ee8683f0b549b97145cffd1c7432e5df125b28791033ff1325527af5281fc","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-143","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-7-151"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}