A.
This chapter shall be known as, and may be cited as, the Shoreline criminal code.
B.
The provisions of this code shall apply to any offense committed on or after 12:01 a.m. on February 28, 1996.
C.
The provisions of this code do not apply to or govern the construction of and punishment for any offense committed prior to 12:01 a.m. on February 28, 1996, 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 in the city at the time of the commission thereof in the same manner as if this code had not been enacted.
D.
The sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) and the King County Code (KCC), now in effect or as subsequently amended, specifically enumerated in this chapter, are adopted by reference in this code.
E.
Section captions are for organizational purposes only and shall not be construed as part of this code.
(Ord. 73 § 1, 1996)