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§ 151M — Severability; construction

Massachusetts § 151M
JurisdictionMassachusetts
Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
Title XVIIIPRISONS, IMPRISONMENT, PAROLES AND PARDONS
Ch. 127OFFICERS AND INMATES OF PENAL AND REFORMATORY INSTITUTIONS. PAROLES AND PARDONS

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 127, § 151M (2026).

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Section 151M.

(a)The provisions of this compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision is deemed unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the compact shall be enforceable.
(b)The provisions of this compact shall be liberally constructed to effectuate its purposes.

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