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Terms Used In Maryland Code, GENERAL PROVISIONS 1-205

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(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(b) A repealed, repealed and reenacted, or amended statute shall remain in effect for the purpose of sustaining any: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.