§4200. Construction and severability -- Article X
This compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes thereof. This compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any state party thereto, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining states and in full force and effect as to the state affected as to all severable matters.
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
Subtitle 3: INCOME SUPPLEMENTATION
Chapter 1153: INTERSTATE COMPACT ON PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN
22 §4191. Purpose and policy -- Article I
22 §4192. Definitions -- Article II
22 §4193. Conditions for placement -- Article III
22 §4194. Penalty for illegal placement -- Article IV
22 §4195. Retention of jurisdiction -- Article V
22 §4196. Institutional care of delinquent children -- Article VI
22 §4197. Compact administrator -- Article VII
22 §4198. Limitations -- Article VIII