N.Y. RSS Law § 119
This is the official text of N.Y. RSS Law § 119, part of New York’s RSS Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "RSS Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Separability clause
Official statutory text
§ 119. Separability clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph,\nsection or part of this article, as originally added by chapter eight\nhundred forty-one of the laws of nineteen hundred forty-seven, or as\namended or supplemented heretofore or hereafter, shall be adjudged by\nany court of competent jurisdiction, to be invalid or unconstitutional,\nsuch judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder\nthereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence,\nparagraph, section or part thereof directly involved in the controversy\nin which such judgment shall have been rendered.\n
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