California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 8 — Special Business Regulations, Chapter 5 — The Gambling Control Act, Article 14 — Miscellaneous Provisions, Section 19970
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this chapter, for any reason, is adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, that judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this chapter and the application thereof to other persons or circumstances, but shall be confined to the operation of the clause, sentence, paragraph, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which the judgment was rendered and to the person or circumstances involved.
Notes
Establishes severability for the chapter by limiting any court judgment that invalidates a clause, sentence, paragraph, or other part to the provision, person, or circumstances directly involved in the controversy. The judgment does not affect or invalidate the remainder of the chapter or its application to other persons or circumstances.
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