Rhode Island General Laws 42-16.1-17. Severability
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If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this chapter or the application of any part to any person or circumstances shall, for any reason, be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, that judgment does not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this chapter and the application of this chapter to other persons or circumstances, but is confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of this chapter directly involved in the controversy in which the judgment has been rendered and to the person or circumstances involved.
History of Section.
P.L. 2000, ch. 491, § 10.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 42-16.1-17
- 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.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- 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.