{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-2-204","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 5-2-204","heading":"Elements of culpability - Exceptions to culpable mental state requirement","body":"(a) A person does not commit an offense unless his or her liability is based on conduct that includes a voluntary act or the omission to perform an act that he or she is physically capable of performing. (b) A person does not commit an offense unless he or she acts with a culpable mental state with respect to each element of the offense that requires a culpable mental state. (c) However, a culpable mental state is not required if: (1) The offense is a violation unless a culpable mental state is expressly included in the definition of the offense; (2) An offense defined by a statute not a part of the Arkansas Criminal Code clearly indicates a legislative intent to dispense with any culpable mental state requirement for the offense or for any element of the offense; or (3) The offense is defined as a strict liability offense. Amended by Act 2015EX1, No. 6,§ 2, eff. 5/29/2015. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 202; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-202.\n\n(a) A person does not commit an offense unless his or her liability is based on conduct that includes a voluntary act or the omission to perform an act that he or she is physically capable of performing.\n\n(b) A person does not commit an offense unless he or she acts with a culpable mental state with respect to each element of the offense that requires a culpable mental state.\n\n(c) However, a culpable mental state is not required if: (1) The offense is a violation unless a culpable mental state is expressly included in the definition of the offense; (2) An offense defined by a statute not a part of the Arkansas Criminal Code clearly indicates a legislative intent to dispense with any culpable mental state requirement for the offense or for any element of the offense; or (3) The offense is defined as a strict liability offense.\n\n(1) The offense is a violation unless a culpable mental state is expressly included in the definition of the offense;\n\n(2) An offense defined by a statute not a part of the Arkansas Criminal Code clearly indicates a legislative intent to dispense with any culpable mental state requirement for the offense or for any element of the offense; or\n\n(3) The offense is defined as a strict liability offense.","path":["AR Code","Title 5","Chapter 2","Subchapter 2"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"306564fb163180268363cdbcbc6856bcc1d3d3407b22955f80f49a214170c1a0","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-2-203","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-5-2-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}