{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-7-17-20","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 7-17-20","heading":"Liberal construction of article.","body":"It is the purpose of this article to provide for the improvement, development and advancement of fire protection services within the counties and this article shall be liberally construed as giving to the county fire board full and complete power reasonably required to give effect to the purposes hereof.","path":["CHAPTER 7. COUNTY COMMISSIONS AND OFFICERS.","ARTICLE 17. COUNTY FIRE BOARDS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/7-17-20/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:20:36Z","sha256":"1e3bc40208628f74d57ed2092d8eb41743b0a6fe29dc0c8190c432a9d31d3fd3","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-7-17-19","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-7-18-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}