Alabama Statutes
§ 13A-2-3 — Requirements for Criminal Liability in General and for Offenses of Strict Liability and of Mental Culpability
The minimum requirement for criminal liability is the performance by a person of conduct which includes a voluntary act or the omission to perform an act which he is physically capable of performing. If that conduct is all that is required for commission of a particular offense, or if an offense or some material element thereof does not require a culpable mental state on the part of the actor, the offense is one of “strict liability.” If a culpable mental state on the part of the actor is required with respect to any material element of an offense, the offense is one of “mental culpability.”
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Related
Ex Parte Edwards
816 So. 2d 98 (Supreme Court of Alabama, 2001)
Sullens v. State
878 So. 2d 1216 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama, 2003)
Scott v. State
917 So. 2d 159 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama, 2005)
Harrison v. State
879 So. 2d 594 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama, 2003)
Jackson v. State
43 So. 3d 634 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama, 2010)
Legislative History
(Acts 1977, No. 607, p. 812, §310.)
Nearby Sections
15
§ 13A-1-1
Short Title§ 13A-1-11
Effective Date§ 13A-1-2
Definitions§ 13A-1-3
General Purposes of Title§ 13A-1-6
General Rule of Construction§ 13A-1-8
Procedural Matters; Civil Liabilities Not Affected by Title; Prosecution When More Than One Offense§ 13A-1-9
Lesser Included Offenses§ 13A-10-1
Definitions§ 13A-10-10
Impersonating Public Servant§ 13A-10-100
Definitions§ 13A-10-101
Perjury in the First Degree§ 13A-10-102
Perjury in the Second Degree