Utah Code 59-14-611. Severability clause
Terms Used In Utah Code 59-14-611
- 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.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
If a court of competent jurisdiction finds that the provisions of this part and of the Model Tobacco Settlement Act conflict and cannot be harmonized, then the provisions of the Model Tobacco Settlement Act shall control. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this part causes the Model Tobacco Settlement Act to no longer constitute a qualifying or model statute, as those terms are defined in the Master Settlement Agreement, then that portion of this part shall not be valid. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this part is for any reason held to be invalid, unlawful, or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this part.