{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-120a-18","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 120A, § 18","heading":"Severability and construction","body":"Section 18. (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.\n(b) The provisions of this compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.","path":["Part I","Title XVII","Chapter 120A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXVII/Chapter120A/Section18","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:00Z","sha256":"7b965918dbc7943398e38a45bdefadf99a23bf611fd902fd9ace8530d8d22961","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-120a-17","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-120a-19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}