§431:10C-121  Severability.  (a)  Exceptas provided in subsection (b), if any provision of this article or itsapplication to any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional, theremainder of this article and the application of such provision to otherpersons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.  It shall beconclusively presumed that the legislature would have enacted the remainder ofthe article without such invalid or unconstitutional provision.

(b)  In the event section 431:10C-306(a) to (d)is held constitutionally invalid, then it is the intent of the legislature thatthe following sections only shall be voided:

(1)  431:10C-104;

(2)  431:10C-105;

(3)  431:10C-120;

(4)  431:10C-303;

(5)  431:10C-304; and

(6)  431:10C-305.

It shall be conclusively presumed that thelegislature would have enacted the remainder of this article without suchinvalid or unconstitutional provision. [L 1987, c 347, pt of §2; am L 1989, c195, §35; am L 1997, c 251, §31]