If a provision of a statute or rule or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the statute or rule that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of the statute or rule are severable.
§ 12-2A-9 NMSA 1978
Severability
Known as the Uniform Statute and Rule Construction Act
The act spans §§ 12–12 (20 sections).
Laws 1997, ch. 173, § 9.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.