{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-2-1","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 16-2-1","heading":"“Crime” defined.","body":"(a) A “crime” is a violation of a statute of this state in which there is a joint operation of an act or omission to act and intention or criminal negligence.\n(b) Criminal negligence is an act or failure to act which demonstrates a willful, wanton, or reckless disregard for the safety of others who might reasonably be expected to be injured thereby.","path":["TITLE 16 Crimes and Offenses","CHAPTER 2 Criminal Liability","Article 1 Culpability"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.16.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"9b3326b7cf72eb7c1ffe43f0ca3bf6725b9de5cf5568a2658046614d77b87a36","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-1-12","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-2-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}