§ 5916. Severability and construction
(a) The provisions of this Compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision is deemed unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the Compact shall be enforceable.
(b) The provisions of this Compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.
(c) Nothing in this Compact shall be construed to prohibit the concurrent applicability of other interstate compacts to which the states are members. (Contingently added 2021, No. 101 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Chapter 59 - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
§ 5901. Purpose and policy—Article 1
§ 5902. Definitions—Article II
§ 5903. Conditions for placement—Article III
§ 5904. Penalty for illegal placement—Article IV
§ 5905. Retention of jurisdiction—Article V
§ 5906. Institutional care of delinquent children—Article VI
§ 5907. Compact administrator—Article VII
§ 5908. Limitations—Article VIII
§ 5909. Enactment and withdrawal—Article IX
§ 5910. Construction and severability—Article X
§ 5921. Financial responsibility
§ 5922. Appropriate public authorities
§ 5923. Commissioner for Children and Families
§ 5925. Placement of delinquent children
§ 5926. Placement of neglected or unmanageable children
§ 5924. Placement of child in another state
§ 5907. Placing agency responsibility
§ 5908. Interstate Commission for the Placement of Children
§ 5909. Powers and duties of the Interstate Commission
§ 5910. Organization and operation of the Interstate Commission
§ 5911. Rulemaking functions of the Interstate Commission
§ 5912. Oversight; dispute resolution; enforcement
§ 5913. Financing of the Commission
§ 5914. Member states; effective date and amendment
§ 5915. Withdrawal and dissolution
§ 5916. Severability and construction