Minnesota § 645.20 - CONSTRUCTION OF SEVERABLE PROVISIONS
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 645.20 — CONSTRUCTION OF SEVERABLE PROVISIONS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 645.20. CONSTRUCTION OF SEVERABLE PROVISIONS
Unless there is a provision in the law that the provisions shall not be severable, the provisions of all laws shall be severable. If any provision of a law is found to be unconstitutional and void, the remaining provisions of the law shall remain valid, unless the court finds the valid provisions of the law are so essentially and inseparably connected with, and so dependent upon, the void provisions that the court cannot presume the legislature would have enacted the remaining valid provisions without the void one; or unless the court finds the remaining valid provisions, standing alone, are incomplete and are incapable of being executed in accordance with the legislative intent.
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Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Minnesota Statutes § 645.20 cover?
Section 645.20 ("CONSTRUCTION OF SEVERABLE PROVISIONS") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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