R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-27-13 — Severability

If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this chapter is for any reason judged
invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the judgment does not affect, impair,
or invalidate the remainder of this chapter but is confined in its operation to the
clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this chapter directly involved in the controversy
in which the judgment has been rendered.