Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureRelease 119-102
§598 Severability
Title 28 › PART II — DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE › CHAPTER 40 — INDEPENDENT COUNSEL › § 598
Summary
If one part is ruled invalid, the remaining parts stay valid for other people and cases.
Full Legal Text
Title 28, §598
Judiciary and Judicial Procedure, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter and the application of such provision to other persons not similarly situated or to other circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidation.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1987—Pub. L. 100–191 amended section generally, substituting provisions relating to
Severability
for provisions relating to termination of chapter. See section 599 of this title. 1983—Pub. L. 97–409, §§ 2(a)(1)(A), 7, substituted reference to the date of enactment of the Ethics in Government Act
Amendments
of 1982 for reference to the date of enactment of this chapter and substituted “independent counsel” for “special prosecutor” wherever appearing.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1987 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 100–191 effective Dec. 15, 1987, and applicable to proceedings initiated and independent counsels appointed on and after Dec. 15, 1987, see section 6 of Pub. L. 100–191, set out as a note under section 591 of this title.
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Citation
28 U.S.C. § 598
Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102