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11 Del. C. § 2548 (2026)

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This agreement shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate its purposes. The provisions of this agreement shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this agreement is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the United States or the applicability to any government, agency, person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this agreement and the applicability to any government, agency, person or circumstance shall not be affected. If this agreement shall be held contrary to the constitution of any state party hereto, the agreement shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining states and in full force and effect as to the state affected as to all severable matters.

11 Del. C. 1953, §  2548;  57 Del. Laws, c. 223, §  1; 
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Cited in 1 case, 1973–1973 · leading case: Pittman v. State, 301 A.2d 509 (Del. 1973).
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Pittman v. State, 301 A.2d 509 (Del. 1973). · cites it 2× “it is the policy of the party States and the purpose of this agreement to encourage the expeditious and orderly disposition of such charges and determination of the proper status of any and all detainers based on untried indictments, informations or complaints.”
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