Vermont § 1959 Construction and severability—Article IX

Vermont Statutes

§ 1959 — Construction and severability—Article IX

Vermont § 1959

Title 20Title 20: Internal Security and Public Safety

Ch. 114Chapter 114: New England State Police Compact

This text of Vermont § 1959 (Construction and severability—Article IX) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Vermont primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 20, § 1959 (2026).

Text

This Compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purpose thereof. The provisions of this Compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this Compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any state or the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance is held invalid, validity of the remainder of this Compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this Compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any state participating herein, the Compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining party states and in full force and effect as to the state affected as to all severable matters. (Added 1967,

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

This Compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purpose thereof. The provisions of this Compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this Compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any state or the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance is held invalid, validity of the remainder of this Compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this Compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any state participating herein, the Compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining party states and in full force and effect as to the state affected as to all severable matters. (Added 1967, No. 288 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 15, 1968.)