§ 11 Severability Of Provisions

This law says that if any part of a code is found to be invalid, the rest of the code can still work without that part.

Key Takeaways

•If a part of a law is invalid, the whole law doesn't disappear.
•The remaining parts can still be used as long as they work without the bad part.
•The law is written to be separable, so each piece can stand on its own.

Example

A town passes a rule that says no one can ever have a backyard grill, but a court says that part is too strict. The rest of the rule, like limiting how loud a grill can be, still stays in effect.

Because the illegal part (no grills at all) is removed, the town can still enforce the other parts (like noise limits) because the law is written so each part can stand on its own.

If any provision or clause of this code or application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the code which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this code are severable. (Enacted by Stats. 1990, Ch. 79.)

This law says that if any part of a code is found to be invalid, the rest of the code can still work without that part.

Key Takeaways

•If a part of a law is invalid, the whole law doesn't disappear.
•The remaining parts can still be used as long as they work without the bad part.
•The law is written to be separable, so each piece can stand on its own.

Example

A town passes a rule that says no one can ever have a backyard grill, but a court says that part is too strict. The rest of the rule, like limiting how loud a grill can be, still stays in effect.

Because the illegal part (no grills at all) is removed, the town can still enforce the other parts (like noise limits) because the law is written so each part can stand on its own.

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