{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-374.989","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 374.989","heading":"Construction.","body":"It is intended that the provisions of chapter 96-425, Laws of Florida, shall be liberally construed for accomplishing the work authorized and provided for or intended to be authorized and provided for by chapter 96-425, and where strict construction would result in the defeat of the accomplishment of any part of the work authorized by this act, and a liberal construction would permit or assist in the accomplishment thereof, the liberal construction shall be chosen.\nHistory.—s. 3, ch. 96-425.","path":["CHAPTER 374 NAVIGATION DISTRICTS; WATERWAYS DEVELOPMENT"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0300-0399/0374/0374.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:04:25Z","sha256":"48c4ea04b1aec1e87907077815321d9c0f27b351d2d04270f7f1cc325ad31393","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-374.988","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-375.011"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}