If any provision of this article, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid by an appellate court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the article, and the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.

(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1296, Sec. 5.)

Terms Used In California Education Code 56169.7

  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • 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.
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