§ 1-205
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§1–205.
(a)Except as otherwise expressly provided, the repeal, repeal and reenactment, or amendment of a statute does not release, extinguish, or alter a criminal or civil penalty, forfeiture, or liability imposed or incurred under the statute.
(b)A repealed, repealed and reenacted, or amended statute shall remain in effect for the purpose of sustaining any:
(1)criminal or civil action, suit, proceeding, or prosecution for the enforcement of a penalty, forfeiture, or liability; and
(2)judgment, decree, or order that imposes, inflicts, or declares the penalty, forfeiture, or liability.