{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-general-municipal-law-473","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. General Municipal Law § 473","heading":"Construction and severability","body":"§ 473. Construction and severability. This article shall be liberally\nconstrued to effectuate its purposes.  The provisions of this article\nshall be severable and if any provision, sentence, clause or phrase of\nthis article or the application thereof to any person or agency shall be\nheld contrary to the constitution of this state or of the United States,\nall other provisions hereof and their application to any other persons\nor agencies shall not be affected thereby.","path":["General Municipal Law","Article 14-G. Interlocal Agreements With Governmental Units of Other States"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/GMU/473","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"db2d3d60b80c9fc7601bcf7f9e17ea8205401aad38b6a5257fe7c041e4fe12d9","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-general-municipal-law-472","next":"us-ny/n.y.-general-municipal-law-475"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}