{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-66-473","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 66-473","heading":"Severability.","body":"This Article shall be liberally construed to effectuate the public purpose of ensuring that essential businesses can provide goods and services to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic. The provisions of this Article are severable. If any part of this Article is declared to be invalid by a court, the invalidity does not affect other parts of this Article that can be given effect without the invalid provision. (2020-3, s. 4.14(a).)","path":["Chapter 66. Commerce and Business.","Article 48. Limited Business Immunity."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_66/GS_66-473.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:07:52Z","sha256":"667f4a22213d56f8fdc62eb477d19125ad94d09ae8fbff6173f5c6500c909d62","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-66-472","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-66-480"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}