Sec. 0.4. Notwithstanding the addition of section 8 of this chapter by P.L.204-2001, a person may pay a civil penalty:
(1) to which section 8 of this chapter, as added by P.L.204-2001, applies; and
(2) that was imposed by a court before July 1, 2001;
before August 1, 2001, without the imposition of a late payment penalty or interest under section 8 of this chapter, as added by P.L.204-2001. After July 30, 2001, late payment penalties and interest shall be added to the civil penalty as if section 8 of this chapter, as added by P.L.204-2001, were in effect on the date that the civil penalty was imposed.