Partial invalidity of act

44-628. Partial invalidity of act. If any section or provision of this act shall be found invalid by any court, it shall be conclusively presumed that this act would have been passed by the legislature without such invalid section or provision, and the act as a whole shall not be declared invalid by reason of the fact that one or more sections or provisions may be found to be invalid by any court. History: L. 1920, ch. 29, § 28; January 24; R.S. 1923, 44-628. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. One provision held unconstitutional does not invalidate the entire act. The State, ex rel., v. Howat, 107 Kan. 423, 427, 191 P. 585. 2. Section allows each section of act to be independently construed. State v. Howat, et al., 116 Kan. 412, 227 P. 752. Affirmed: Dorchy v. Kansas, 272 U.S. 306, 47 S. Ct. 86, 71 L.Ed. 248. 3. Section cited in considering validity of section compelling attendance of witnesses. Howat v. Kansas, 258 U.S. 181, 185, 42 S. Ct. 277, 66 L.Ed. 550. 4. Cited in holding entire Wyandotte county grand jury act invalid. State, ex rel., v. Wyandotte County Comm'rs, 140 Kan. 744, 752, 39 P.2d 286. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026