SEC. 2.155. SEVERABILITY.
§ 2.155
If a court strikes down any part of this chapter as invalid or unconstitutional, the rest of the chapter remains in effect. The voters declare they would have passed the chapter even if some parts were found invalid.
If a judge says that one part of this chapter breaks the law or the constitution, that doesn't kill the whole chapter—the rest stays in effect. The voters are saying upfront that they wanted to pass this chapter even if some pieces later get thrown out in court.
- Could be simpler:The second sentence repeats the meaning of the first with excessive redundancy (listing 'section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase or portion' twice in one sentence); it could be streamlined without losing legal effect.
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Official text
If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Chapter, or the application thereof to any person, is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Chapter or its application to other persons. The voters hereby declare that they would have adopted this Chapter, and each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions, or the application thereof to any person, to be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
(Added by Ord. 71-00, File No. 000358, App. 4/28/2000; re-enacted by Proposition D, 3/5/2024, Eff. 4/12/2024, Oper. 10/12/2024)