If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this part, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is for any reason held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this part, or the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby. The Legislature hereby declares that it would have passed this part, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, be held invalid.
Southern California Rapid Transit DistrictSeverability
Section § 31520
This section is a legal safeguard that ensures if any part of this law is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the rest of the law remains effective. It means that declaring one part invalid doesn't affect the remaining sections, and the law would still have been passed even if certain parts were invalid.
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