A. This title shall be known and may be cited as the Gig Harbor Municipal Criminal Code and shall become effective on March 21, 1988.

B. The provisions of this title shall apply to any offense committed on or after the effective date, which is defined in this title unless otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, and shall also apply to any defense to prosecution for such an offense.

C. The provisions of this title do not apply to or govern the construction of and punishment for any offense committed prior to the effective date, or to the construction and application of any defense to a prosecution for such an offense. Such an offense must be construed and punished according to the provisions of law existing at the time of the commission thereof in the same manner as if this title had not been enacted. (Ord. 529 § 2, 1988).