1. No conduct constitutes a crime unless it is prohibited
A. By this code; or [PL 1975, c. 499, §1 (NEW).]
B. By any statute or private act outside this code, including any rule, regulation or ordinance authorized by and lawfully adopted under a statute. [PL 1977, c. 510, §13 (AMD).]
2. This code does not bar, suspend, or otherwise affect any right or liability for 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 constitutes an offense defined in this code.