{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-58-22-17","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 58:22-17","heading":"Liberal construction","body":"This act is intended to protect and secure the public health and welfare and  shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.     L.1958, c. 34, p. 108, s. 17.","path":["TITLE 58 WATERS AND WATER SUPPLY"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"a4780b12e8f0b40adfff82c5d79b046199d7faa9929695cb0fa3645956584ef1","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-58-22-16","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-58-22-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}