<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 34-5-17 - Severability of provisions. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2056232Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2056232SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056232CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2056232Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2056232DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056232000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056232SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2056232SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2056232Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-5-17"><span class="s2056232SENU">34-5-17</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056232SENU">. </span><span class="s2056232CL">Severability of provisions.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056232Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056232DefaultParagraphFont">If a part of §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-5-9"><span class="s2056232DefaultParagraphFont">34-5-9</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056232DefaultParagraphFont"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=34-5-18"><span class="s2056232DefaultParagraphFont">34-5-18</span></a><span class="s2056232DefaultParagraphFont">, inclusive, is invalid, all valid parts that are severable from this invalid part remain in effect. If a part of said sections is invalid in one or more of its applications, the part remains in effect in all valid applications that are severable from the invalid applications.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056232Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056232000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2056232Normal"><span class="s2056232SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2056232SCL-000002"> SL 1974, ch 241, § 8.</span></p></div></body></html>