2015 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers
Chapter 39-1 - Public Utilities Commission
Section 39-1-38 - Liberal construction – Incidental powers – Severability.

§ 39-1-38 Liberal construction – Incidental powers – Severability. – The provisions of this title shall be interpreted and construed liberally in aid of its declared purpose. The commission and the division shall have, in addition to powers specified in this chapter, all additional, implied, and incidental power which may be proper or necessary to effectuate their purposes. No rule, order, act or regulation of the commission and of the division shall be declared inoperative, illegal, or void for any omission of a technical nature. If any provision of this title, or of any rule or regulation made thereunder, or the application thereof to any company of circumstance, is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the title, rule, or regulation, and the application of such provision to other companies or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. The invalidity of any section or sections or parts of any section or sections of this title shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the title.

History of Section.
(P.L. 1912, ch. 795, § 58; G.L. 1923, ch. 253, § 56; G.L. 1938, ch. 122, § 53; G.L. 1956, § 39-1-17; G.L. 1956, § 39-1-38; P.L. 1969, ch. 240, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 326, § 103.)