Illinois Code § 45 ILCS 77/45

Construction; severability; and constitutionality.
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(a) This compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate the
compact's purposes.

 
(b) The provisions of this compact are severable if:

 
 
(1) a phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this 
 
compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of a participating state or of the United States; or

 
 
(2) the applicability of this compact to a 
 
government, an agency, a person, or a circumstance is held invalid.

The validity of the remainder of this compact and the compact's
applicability to any government, agency, person, or circumstance is
not affected.

 
(c) If this compact is held contrary to the constitution of a
participating state, the compact remains in effect for the remaining
participating states and in effect for the state affected for all
severable matters.

compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of a participating state or of the United States; or
government, an agency, a person, or a circumstance is held invalid.

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