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Wash. Rev. Code § 35.22.900

Liberal construction

Washington · Revised Code of Washington Chapter 35.22 — First-Class Cities · Status: effective

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Wash. Rev. Code § 35.22.900, Liberal construction, Washington, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1505259
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The rule that statutes in derogation of the common law are to be strictly construed shall have no application to this chapter, but the same shall be liberally construed for the purpose of carrying out the objects for which this chapter is intended.