{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-389.5","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 389.5","heading":"Construction.","body":"This chapter being necessary for the public health, public safety, and general welfare, shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes. This chapter shall be construed as providing a separate and independent method for accomplishing its purposes, and shall take precedence over any contrary provision of the law.","path":["Title IX - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Ch. 331 - 420)","Chapter 389 - JOINT WATER UTILITIES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/389.5.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:10Z","sha256":"3a11568dff0150f9583827da29d1bc317c1dba59ef690e8e01cbbb6821ed92a8","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-389.4","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-390.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}