Pennsylvania § 301 Requirement of voluntary act

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 301 — Requirement of voluntary act

Pennsylvania·Title 18 CRIMES AND OFFENSES·Part PART I·Ch. 3 CULPABILITY

(a)General rule.--A person is not guilty of an offense unless his liability is based on conduct which includes a voluntary act or the omission to perform an act of which he is physically capable.

(b)Omission as basis of liability.--Liability for the commission of an offense may not be based on an omission unaccompanied by action unless:

(1)the omission is expressly made sufficient by the law defining the offense; or

(2)a duty to perform the omitted act is otherwise imposed by law.

(c)Possession as an act.--Possession is an act, within the meaning of this section, if the possessor knowingly procured or received the thing possessed or was aware of his control thereof for a sufficient period to have been able to terminate his possession.

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(a) General rule.--A person is not guilty of an offense unless his liability is based on conduct which includes a voluntary act or the omission to perform an act of which he is physically capable.

(b) Omission as basis of liability.--Liability for the commission of an offense may not be based on an omission unaccompanied by action unless:

(1) the omission is expressly made sufficient by the law defining the offense; or

(2) a duty to perform the omitted act is otherwise imposed by law.

(c) Possession as an act.--Possession is an act, within the meaning of this section, if the possessor knowingly procured or received the thing possessed or was aware of his control thereof for a sufficient period to have been able to terminate his possession.

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