If any provision of this part or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this part that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application by a court of competent jurisdiction application, and to this end the provisions of this part are severable.

(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 307, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2000.)

Terms Used In California Government Code 22970.3

  • 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: includes any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, limited liability company, business trust, corporation, or company. See California Government Code 17
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