2025 Session Last amended: 1998 session

§ 51A.57 — Separability

Plain-Language Summary

This law says that if any part of the Savings Association Act is found invalid by a court, the rest of the Act continues in full force. The different sections are independent from each other so that one invalid provision does not bring down the whole law.

51A.57 SEPARABILITY.

If any provision, clause, or phrase of sections 51A.01 to 51A.58 or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of sections 51A.01 to 51A.58 which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application, and to this end the provisions of sections 51A.01 to 51A.58 are declared to be separable.

History:

1969 c 490 s 57; 1989 c 217 s 18; 1996 c 414 art 1 s 44; 1997 c 157 s 67; 1998 c 260 s 1

History: History: 1969 c 490 s 57; 1989 c 217 s 18; 1996 c 414 art 1 s 44; 1997 c 157 s 67; 1998 c 260 s 1

Practical Notes

The Savings Association Act has a standard severability clause. If a court strikes down one provision, the rest of the law stays intact. This is a common legal protection that prevents a challenge to one section from wiping out the entire regulatory framework.

Source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes