North Dakota Statutes
§ 12.1-02-01 — Basis of liability for offenses
1.A person commits an offense only if the person engages in conduct, including an act,
an omission, or possession, in violation of a statute which provides that the conduct is
an offense.
2.A person who omits to perform an act does not commit an offense unless the person
has a legal duty to perform the act, nor shall such an omission be an offense if the act
is performed on the person's behalf by a person legally authorized to perform it.
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Nearby Sections
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§ 12.1-01-02
General purposes§ 12.1-01-03
Proof and presumptions§ 12.1-01-03.1
Presumption of age§ 12.1-01-04
General definitions§ 12.1-02-01
Basis of liability for offenses§ 12.1-02-02
Requirements of culpability§ 12.1-02-03
Mistake of fact in affirmative defenses§ 12.1-02-04
Ignorance or mistake negating culpability§ 12.1-02-05
Causal relationship between conduct and result§ 12.1-03-01
Accomplices§ 12.1-03-04
Definitions and general provisions