{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-95.22","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 53.1-95.22","heading":"Liberal construction","body":"This article, being necessary for the welfare of the Commonwealth and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.1990, c. 837.","path":["Title 53.1. PRISONS AND OTHER METHODS OF CORRECTION","Chapter 3. LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES","Article 3.1. JAIL AUTHORITIES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/53.1-95.22/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:19Z","sha256":"6a5f6115c510a50a8e7027df91cfecef71718a05c59989d7a8fe8222c2579795","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-95.21","next":"us-va/va.-code-53.1-95.23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}