{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-9-16","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 45-9-16","heading":"Liberal construction.","body":"This chapter being necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants shall be liberally construed in order to effectuate its purposes.","path":["Title 45 Towns and Cities","Chapter 9 Budget Commissions"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE45/45-9/45-9-16.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:00:42Z","sha256":"e6d83c2097b43946cec369e4420f5a7835b6b280e1b4950e214297ca5785f5e4","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-9-15","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-45-9-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}