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Title 17-A, Chapter 1: PRELIMINARY
17-A §1. Title; effective date; severability 
17-A §2. Definitions 
17-A §3. All crimes defined by statute; civil actions 
17-A §4. Classification of crimes in this Code 
17-A §4-A. Crimes and civil violations outside the code 
17-A §4-B. Civil violations 
17-A §5. Pleading and proof (REPEALED) 
17-A §6. Application to crimes outside the code 
17-A §7. Territorial applicability 
17-A §8. Statute of limitations 
17-A §9. Indictment and jurisdiction 
17-A §9-A. Allegation of prior conviction when sentence enhanced 
17-A §10. Definitions of culpable states of mind (REPEALED) 
17-A §10-A. Jurisdiction over juveniles 
17-A §11. Requirement of culpable mental states; liability without culpability (REPEALED) 
17-A §12. De minimis infractions 
17-A §13. Other offenses 
17-A §13-A. Included offenses 
17-A §14. Separate trials 
17-A §15. Warrantless arrests by a law enforcement officer 
17-A §15-A. Issuance of summons for criminal offense 
17-A §16. Warrantless arrests by a private person 
17-A §17. Enforcement of civil violations 
17-A §18. Homelessness crisis protocol 
17-A §19. Crimes involving minors (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 17-A, SECTION 18 ) 
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