Sec. 11.81.100. General purposes.
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Sec. 11.81.100. General purposes.
The general purposes of this title are to
(1)proscribe conduct that unjustifiably and inexcusably causes or threatens substantial harm to individual or public interests;
(2)give fair warning of the nature of the conduct constituting an offense;
(3)define the act or omission and accompanying culpable mental state that constitute each offense and limit the condemnation of conduct as criminal when it is without fault; and
(4)differentiate on reasonable grounds between serious and minor offenses.
Article 2. Applicability of Criminal Statutes.