Baltimore County |
Code of Ordinances |
Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Title 2. DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION |
SubTitle 2. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION |
§ 1-2-212. SEVERABILITY.
Except as otherwise provided by law, if a section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of the Code is declared invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity or unconstitutionality may not affect any of the remaining words, phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, or sections of the Code unless:
(1)
The section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word is subject to a provision that prohibits severability under this section; or
(2)
The court finds that the remaining valid provisions alone are incomplete and incapable of being executed in accordance with the legislative intent.
(1988 Code, § 1-4) (Bill No. 93-98, § 2, 7-1-2004)