If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of the chapter are declared to be severable.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-1-8
Severability
Known as the Election Law
The act spans §§ 17–17 (616 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 618 F. Supp. 2d 142 - Block v. Mollis (2009)
Most recently applied in 618 F. Supp. 2d 142 - Block v. Mollis (May 2009)
P.L. 1983, ch. 172, § 3.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.