{"data":{"id":"us-vt/28-v.s.a.-2","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"28 V.S.A. § 2","heading":"Construction","body":"(a) The provisions of this title shall be liberally construed in order to effectuate the general purposes stated in section 1 of this title.\n(b) The discretionary powers authorized by this title shall be exercised in accordance with the criteria stated in the title. If these criteria are not dispositive in a particular instance, the general purposes established in section 1 of this title shall be controlling.","path":["Title 28: Public Institutions and Corrections","Chapter 001: Purposes, Construction, and General Definitions"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/28/001/00002","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:08Z","sha256":"a2ee93f3a1d11597fccfa693c77af570f36a25092c288fa97ad43a07b14ecc49","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/28-v.s.a.-1","next":"us-vt/28-v.s.a.-2a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}