{"data":{"id":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5120.44","jurisdiction":"us-oh","citation":"Ohio Rev. Code § 5120.44","heading":"Liberal construction of chapter.","body":"Chapter 5120. of the Revised Code attempts:\n(A) To provide humane and scientific treatment and care and the highest attainable degree of individual development for the dependent wards of the state;\n(B) To provide for the delinquent, conditions of modern education and training that will restore the largest possible portion of them to useful citizenship;\n(C) To promote the study of the causes of dependency and delinquency, and of mental, moral, and physical impairments, with a view to cure and ultimate prevention;\n(D) To secure by uniform and systematic management the highest attainable degree of economy in the administration of the state institutions.\nSuch sections shall be liberally construed to attain such purposes.","path":["Title 51 Public Welfare","Chapter 5120 Department of Rehabilitation and Correction"],"source_url":"https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5120.44","current_through":"2023-04-06 (House Bill 281 - 134th General Assembly)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:24:39Z","sha256":"d1e394d368fa7718278e818aee6fba7e2726a34efe697a9e8820a8f77558a2b7","source_id":"us-oh","stale":false,"prev":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5120.428","next":"us-oh/ohio-rev.-code-5120.45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}