Alabama § 13A-2-3 Requirements for Criminal Liability in General and for Offenses of Strict Liability and of Mental Culpability

Alabama Statutes

§ 13A-2-3 — Requirements for Criminal Liability in General and for Offenses of Strict Liability and of Mental Culpability

Alabama § 13A-2-3

Title 13ACriminal Code

Ch. 2Principles of Criminal Liability

Art. 1Culpability

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Ala. Code § 13A-2-3 (2026).

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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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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.”