Statute · New York Penal Law
N.Y. Penal Law § 15.10 — Requirements for criminal liability in general and for offenses of strict liability and mental culpability
N.Y. Penal Law § 15.10
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Penal Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 15.10 Requirements for criminal liability in general and for offenses
Citator
N.Y. Penal Law § 15.10 — Requirements for criminal liability in general and for offenses of strict liability and mental culpability is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 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 by a person of conduct which includes a voluntary act or the omission to perform an act which he is physically capable of performing. If such conduct is all that is required for commission of a particular offense, or if an offense or some material element thereof does not require a culpable mental state on the part of the actor, such offense is one of "strict liability." If a culpable mental state on the part of the actor is required with respect to every material element of an offense, such offense is one of "mental culpability."