{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-2-3","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 13A-2-3","heading":"Requirements for Criminal Liability in General and for Offenses of Strict Liability and of Mental Culpability.","body":"The minimum 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 that 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, the offense is one of “strict liability.” If a culpable mental state on the part of the actor is required with respect to any material element of an offense, the offense is one of “mental culpability.”","path":["Title 13A Criminal Code.","Chapter 2 Principles of Criminal Liability.","Article 1 Culpability."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=13A-2-3","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"6d221907be6c05c8e1fd577b1705080ad04e8184e5129865adbef4993329cb4c","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-2-2","next":"us-al/ala.-code-13a-2-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}