Wyoming § 1-1-101 - Provisions to be liberally construed.
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§ 1-1-101. Provisions to be liberally construed.
The Code of Civil Procedure and all proceedings under it shall be liberally construed to promote its object and assist the parties in obtaining justice. The rule of common law that statutes in derogation thereof must be strictly construed has no application to the Code of Civil Procedure, but this shall not be so construed as to require a liberal construction of provisions affecting personal liberty, relating to amercement or of a penal nature.
Source: official Wyoming text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 1-1-101 ("Provisions to be liberally construed.") is part of the Wyoming Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of Wyoming. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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