Title 1. Rules of Interpretation — Subtitle 2. Interpretation of Code Provisions

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.

A repealed, repealed and reenacted, or amended statute shall remain in effect for the purpose of sustaining any:

Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, if two or more amendments to the same section are enacted at the same or different sessions of the General Assembly, and one of the amendments makes no reference to and takes no account of the other, the amendments shall be construed together and each shall be given effect, if possible, with due regard to the wording of their titles.

If the amendments are irreconcilable and it is not possible to construe them together, the latest in date of final enactment shall prevail.

is intended as a mere catchword to indicate the contents of the section or subsection; and

The rule of construction established by this section applies to an amendment adopted before, on, or after July 1, 1973.

Except as otherwise provided, when a public general law or public local law refers to a portion of the Code or to any other law, the reference applies to any amendment to that portion of the Code or other law.

Except as otherwise provided, the provisions of all statutes enacted after July 1, 1973, are severable.

The finding by a court that part of a statute is unconstitutional or void does not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the statute, unless the court finds that the remaining valid provisions alone are incomplete and incapable of being executed in accordance with the legislative intent.