New York Penal Law Article 15 - CULPABILITY

• 15.00 - Culpability; Definitions of Terms.
  15.00 Culpability; definitions of terms. The following definitions are applicable to this chapter: 1. "Act" means a bodily movement. 2. "Voluntary act" means a bodily...
• 15.05 - Culpability; Definitions of Culpable Mental States.
  15.05 Culpability; definitions of culpable mental states. The following definitions are applicable to this chapter: 1. "Intentionally." A person acts intentionally with respect to a...
• 15.10 - Requirements for Criminal Liability in General and for Offenses of Strict Liability and Mental Culpability.
  15.10 Requirements for criminal liability in general and for offenses of strict liability and mental culpability. The minimal requirement for criminal liability is the performance...
• 15.15 - Construction of Statutes With Respect to Culpability Requirements.
  15.15 Construction of statutes with respect to culpability requirements. 1. When the commission of an offense defined in this chapter, or some element of an...
• 15.20 - Effect of Ignorance or Mistake Upon Liability.
  15.20 Effect of ignorance or mistake upon liability. 1. A person is not relieved of criminal liability for conduct because he engages in such conduct...
• 15.25 - Effect of Intoxication Upon Liability.
  15.25 Effect of intoxication upon liability. Intoxication is not, as such, a defense to a criminal charge; but in any prosecution for an offense, evidence...

Last modified: February 3, 2019