North Carolina § 90-171 - 95J. Construction and severability.

§ 90-171. 95J. Construction and severability.

This Compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes 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 party state or of the United States, or if the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance is held invalid, the 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 to be contrary to the constitution of any party state, this Compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining party states and to all severable matters. History (2017-140, s. 2.) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2017-140, s. 3, provides: "This act becomes effective when at least 26 states have enacted the Nurse Licensure Compact set forth in Section 2 of this act or December 31, 2018, whichever is earlier. The North Carolina Board of Nursing shall report to the Revisor of Statutes when the Nurse Licensure Compact set forth in Section 2 of this act has been enacted by the 26 member states." The NC Board of Nursing's website reports that this Compact was implemented as of January 19, 2018. §§ 90-171.96 through 90-171.99: Reserved for future codification purposes.