California · Military and Veterans Code - MVC

MVC §491: If any article, section, subdivision, sentence, clause, or phrase of this chapter is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid or unenforceable, such decision shall not affect the validity

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This statute states that if any part of the chapter is found unconstitutional or invalid, that decision does not affect the validity of the remaining parts.

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If any article, section, subdivision, sentence, clause, or phrase of this chapter is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid or unenforceable, such decision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining portions of the chapter. The Legislature hereby declares that it would have passed this chapter and each article, section, subdivision, sentence, clause, and phrase hereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more articles, sections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, and phrases may be declared unconstitutional, invalid, or unenforceable.

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