Which statement about the Penal Code is true?

• A. It is a collection of criminal and civil statutes defining offenses, penalties, and civil remedies.
• B. It is a set of traffic regulations.
• C. It concerns only civil remedies.
• D. It contains only penalties.

Answer: (A)

A Penal Code covers the rules that define what counts as a crime and the punishments that go with those crimes, and it can also include related civil remedies tied to criminal actions. This makes the statement true because it reflects the broad role of the Penal Code: it lays out offenses and their penalties, and it may specify civil remedies such as restitution or other restitution-related provisions. The other ideas are narrower: traffic regulations sit in a separate traffic or motor vehicle code, civil remedies alone aren’t the sole focus, and the code isn’t limited to penalties only—its core function is to define offenses and prescribe punishments, with civil aspects sometimes included as well.