R.I. Gen. Laws § 36-4-58: Severability.

The provisions of this chapter and chapter 3 of this title shall be severable, and if any of the provisions shall be held to be invalid, the decision of the court respecting the provision or provisions shall not affect the validity of any other provisions which can be given effect without the invalid provisions. It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent that this chapter and chapter 3 would have been adopted by the general assembly had the invalid provisions not been included in this chapter.