13-102. Applicability of title
A. Except as otherwise provided by law, the procedure governing the accusation,
prosecution, conviction and punishment of offenders and offenses is not regulated by this
title but by the rules of criminal procedure.
B. This title does not affect any power conferred by law upon a court-martial or
other military authority or officer to prosecute and punish conduct and offenders
violating military codes or laws, nor any power conferred by law to impose or inflict
punishment for contempt.
C. This title does not bar, suspend or otherwise affect any right or 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 the proceeding
constitutes an offense defined in this title.
D. Except as otherwise expressly provided, or unless the context otherwise
requires, the provisions of this title shall govern the construction of and punishment
for any offense defined outside this title.
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