§ 107. Application of preliminary provisions.
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§ 107. Application of preliminary provisions.
(a)General rule.-- The provisions of Part I of this title (relating to preliminary provisions) are applicable to offenses defined by this title or by any other statute.
(b)Common law crimes abolished.-- No conduct constitutes a crime unless it is a crime under this title or another statute of this Commonwealth.
(c)Exceptions.-- This section does not affect the power of a court to declare forfeitures or to punish for contempt or to employ any sanction authorized by law for the enforcement of an order or a civil judgment or decree, nor does it bar, suspend, or otherwise affect any right of liability to damages, penalty, forfeiture or other remedy authorized by law to be recovered or enforced in a civil action, regardless of whether the conduct involved in such civil action or matter constitutes an offense defined in this title.
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