What are the legal considerations that apply to the reformation of a statute to preserve its constitutionality?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from In re Reeves, 110 P.3d 1218, 28 Cal.Rptr.3d 4, 35 Cal.4th 765 (Cal. 2005):
26. "A different set of considerations and limitations governs the reformation of statutes to preserve their constitutionality. [Citation.]" (People v. Garcia (1999) 21 Cal.4th 1, 15, fn. 9, 87 Cal.Rptr.2d 114, 980 P.2d 829.)
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