Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 1 - Construction of Statutes
Section 1-3. - Validity of separate provisions of acts.

If any provision of any act passed by the General Assembly or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of such act.

(1949 Rev., S. 8893.)
If statute is partially invalid, valid part may stand if it and the invalid part are not so mutually connected and dependent as to indicate legislative intent that they are inseparable. 146 C. 78. To overcome presumption of separability it must be shown the portion declared invalid is so mutually connected and dependent on remainder as to indicate an intent they should stand or fall together, and to warrant belief the legislature would not have adopted remainder independently of invalid portion; similarly when application to distinct classes of persons is at issue. 171 C. 141. Cited. 191 C. 336; 199 C. 693; 201 C. 435; 215 C. 675.
Cited. 32 CA 656; judgment reversed in part, see 232 C. 345.
Cited. 30 CS 87.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 1 - Provisions of General Application

Chapter 1 - Construction of Statutes

Section 1-1. - Words and phrases. Construction of statutes.

Section 1-1a. - Terms relating to security in personal property.

Section 1-1b. - Payment by bank treasurer's or cashier's check in lieu of certified check.

Section 1-1c. - “Elector” defined. “Special election warned and held or called for that purpose”, means “referendum”, when.

Section 1-1d. - “Minor”, “infant”, “infancy”, “age of majority”, defined.

Section 1-1e. - Savings clause.

Section 1-1f. - “Blind”, “physically disabled”, defined.

Section 1-1g. - “Intellectual disability” defined.

Section 1-1h. - Identity cards.

Section 1-1i. - Use of fees collected from issuance of identity cards.

Section 1-1j. - *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Methods of payment for licenses, fees, costs or fines.

Section 1-1k. - “Victim of crime”, “crime victim”, defined.

Section 1-1l. - Holocaust victims' settlement payments excluded from income for purposes of needs-based programs.

Section 1-1m. - Applicability of marriage terms.

Section 1-1n. - “Gender identity or expression” defined.

Section 1-1t. - Method of payment of fees and delivery of correspondence or communications to agency or quasi-public agency. Advertisement of legal notices.

Section 1-2. - Legal notices.

Section 1-2a. - Construction of term “postmark”.

Section 1-2b. - Construction of term “certified mail, return receipt requested”.

Section 1-2c. - Construction of term “electronic mail”.

Section 1-2z. - Plain meaning rule.

Section 1-3. - Validity of separate provisions of acts.

Section 1-3a. - License or permit fee due on Saturday, Sunday or holiday.

Section 1-3b. - Enforcement of subpoena powers.