5-2-204. Elements of culpability — Exceptions to culpable mental state requirement.

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5-2-204. Elements of culpability — Exceptions to culpable mental state requirement.

5-2-204. Elements of culpability — Exceptions to culpable mental state requirement. (a) A person does not commit an offense unless his or her liability is based on conduct that includes a voluntary act or the omission to perform an act that he or she is physically capable of performing. (b) A person does not commit an offense unless he or she acts with a culpable mental state with respect to each element of the offense that requires a culpable mental state. (c) However, a culpable mental state is not required if: (1) The offense is a violation unless a culpable mental state is expressly included in the definition of the offense; (2) An offense defined by a statute not a part of the Arkansas Criminal Code clearly indicates a legislative intent to dispense with any culpable mental state requirement for the offense or for any element of the offense; or (3) The offense is defined as a strict liability offense.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-2-204

Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. A text match is a research starting point; applicability is not established.