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General Provisions Concerning Offenses

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General purposes.

All offenses defined by statute.

Principles of construction.

Territorial applicability.

Time limitations.

Method of prosecution when conduct constitutes more than 1 offense.

When prosecution is barred by former prosecution for the same offense.

When prosecution is barred by former prosecution for different offense.

Former prosecution in another jurisdiction; when a bar.

Former prosecution before court lacking jurisdiction or when fraudulently procured by defendant.

Repeal of statutes as affecting existing liabilities.

Section
212-220

[Reserved.]

Principles of definitions.

General definitions.

Words of gender or number.

Valuation of property.

Section
225-230

[Reserved.]

Definitions relating to state of mind.

Definition relating to elements of offense.

Definition and classification of offenses.

Definition of terms requiring certain sentences.

Section
235-240

[Reserved.]

Conviction to precede punishment.

Requirements for criminal liability in general.

Definition of “voluntary act.”

Section
244-250

[Reserved.]

Proof of state of mind required unless otherwise provided; strict liability.

Prescribed state-of-mind requirement applies to all material elements.

Substitutes for criminal negligence, recklessness and knowledge.

Conditional intention.

Knowledge of high probability.

Section
256-260

[Reserved.]

Causation.

Intentional or knowing causation; different result from that expected.

Reckless or negligent causation; different result from that expected or overlooked.

Causation in offenses of strict liability.

Section
265-270

[Reserved.]

Liability for the conduct of another — Generally.

Liability for the conduct of another — No defense.

Liability for the conduct of another — Exemption.

Offenses involving 2 or more persons; convictions for different degrees of offense.

Indictment as principal and conviction as accomplice; indictment as accomplice and conviction as principal.

Section
276-280

[Reserved.]

Criminal liability of organizations.

Criminal liability of an individual for organizational conduct.

Impermissible organizational activity no defense.

Definitions relating to organizational liability.