Rhode Island General Laws 45-53-8. Severability
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If any provision of this chapter or of any rule, regulation, or determination made under this chapter, or its application to any person, agency, or circumstances, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the chapter, rule, regulation, or determination, and the application of the provision to other persons, agencies, or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby. The invalidity of any section or sections, or part of any section or sections, of this chapter shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1991, ch. 154, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 45-53-8
- 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.