* § 1704. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph,
subdivision, section or part of this act shall be adjudged by any court
of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect,
impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in
its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section
or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such
judgment shall have been rendered. It is hereby declared to be the
intent of the legislature that this act would have been enacted even if
such invalid provisions had not been included herein.

* NB Effective November 5, 2025