Rhode Island General Laws 5-50-11. Severability
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If any provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation made pursuant to this chapter, or the application of this chapter to any person or circumstances, is held invalid by 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 by that invalidity. The invalidity of any section or sections or parts of any section of this chapter shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 1996, ch. 154, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-50-11
- 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.