Rhode Island General Laws 39-12-43. Severability
If any provision of this chapter, or of any rule, regulation, or order made thereunder, or the application thereof to any persons or circumstances is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this chapter, rule, regulation, or order, and the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. The invalidity of any section or sections or parts of any section or sections of this chapter shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this chapter; and it is hereby declared to be the legislative intent that this chapter would have been enacted if the invalid parts had not been included therein.
History of Section.
P.L. 1935, ch. 2268, art. 10, §§ 1, 2; G.L. 1938, ch. 99, art. 10, §§ 1, 2; P.L. 1946, ch. 1805, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-44; G.L. 1956, § 39-12-43; P.L. 1958, ch. 87, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 39-12-43
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.