If any provision of the Uniform Probate Code or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of that code that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provisions of the code are severable.
History: 1953 Comp., § 32A-1-104, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 257, § 1-104; 2011, ch. 124, § 2.
The 2011 amendment, effective January 1, 2012, revised the language of this section to clarify the scope of the severability provision.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 45 - Uniform Probate Code
Article 1 - Uniform Probate Code
Part 1 - SHORT TITLE, CONSTRUCTION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 45-1-101 - Short title.
Section 45-1-102 - Rule of construction; purposes of act.
Section 45-1-103 - Supplementary general principles of law applicable.
Section 45-1-104 - Severability.
Section 45-1-105 - Construction against implied repeal, amendment or expansion.
Section 45-1-106 - Effect of fraud and evasion.
Section 45-1-107 - Evidence of death or status.
Section 45-1-108 - Acts by holder of general power.
Section 45-1-109 - Security interests not affected.
Section 45-1-110 - Time of taking effect; provisions for transition.