In U.S. constitutional law, a facial challenge is a challenge to a statute in which the plaintiff alleges that the legislation is always unconstitutional, and therefore void. It is contrasted with an as-applied challenge, which alleges that a particular application of a statute is unconstitutional.

What does facially valid mean?

Shapiro replied by fax that facially valid is "a common legal locution meaning 'valid on its face' or, more specifically, in this context, those requests which, on the request form itself, are filled out in accordance with then-applicable regulations and bear no obvious indicia of being invalid."

What is meaning of facially?

fa·cial. (fā′shəl) adj. Of or concerning the face: facial cosmetics; facial hair.