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                                 TITLE 18
                           CRIMES AND OFFENSES

     Part
        I.  Preliminary Provisions
       II.  Definition of Specific Offenses
      III.  Miscellaneous Provisions

        Enactment.  Unless otherwise noted, the provisions of Title
     18 were added December 6, 1972, P.L.1482, No.334, effective in
     six months.
        Special Provisions in Appendix.  See sections 2, 3 and 4 of
     Act 334 of 1972 in the appendix to this title for special
     provisions relating to offenses committed prior to the effective
     date of this title, severability and applicability of Statutory
     Construction Act.

                                  PART I
                          PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

     Chapter
        1.  General Provisions
        3.  Culpability
        5.  General Principles of Justification
        7.  Responsibility (Reserved)
        9.  Inchoate Crimes
       11.  Authorized Disposition of Offenders
       13.  Authority of Court in Sentencing (Transferred)

        Enactment.  Part I was added December 6, 1972, P.L.1482,
     No.334, effective in six months.


                                CHAPTER 1
                            GENERAL PROVISIONS

     Sec.
     101.  Short title of title.
     102.  Territorial applicability.
     103.  Definitions.
     104.  Purposes.
     105.  Principles of construction.
     106.  Classes of offenses.
     107.  Application of preliminary provisions.
     108.  Time limitations.
     109.  When prosecution barred by former prosecution for the
                same offense.
     110.  When prosecution barred by former prosecution for
                different offense.
     111.  When prosecution barred by former prosecution
                in another jurisdiction.
     112.  Former prosecution before court lacking jurisdiction
                or when fraudulently procured by the defendant.

        Enactment.  Chapter 1 was added December 6, 1972, P.L.1482,
     No.334, effective in six months.
     § 101.  Short title of title.
        This title shall be known and may be cited as the "Crimes
     Code."

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