Rhode Island General Laws 7-6.2-12. Severability
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If any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation created under this chapter, or the application of any provision of this chapter to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid in any court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the chapter, rule, or regulation and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. The invalidity of any section or sections of this chapter and to this end the provisions of the chapter are declared to be severable.
History of Section.
P.L. 2017, ch. 370, § 1; P.L. 2017, ch. 378, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 7-6.2-12
- 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: means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, an association, or two (2) or more persons having a joint or common interest. See Rhode Island General Laws 7-6.2-2
- 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.