76-2-101. Requirements of criminal conduct and criminal responsibility.
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76-2-101. Requirements of criminal conduct and criminal responsibility.
(a)A person is not guilty of an offense unless the person's conduct is prohibited by law; and
(i)the person acts intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, with criminal negligence, or with a mental state otherwise specified in the statute defining the offense, as the definition of the offense requires; or
(ii)the person's acts constitute an offense involving strict liability.
(2)These standards of criminal responsibility do not apply to the violations set forth in Title 41, Chapter 6a, Traffic Code , unless specifically provided by law.
Amended by Chapter 2 , 2005 General Session