(a) The minimal requirement for criminal liability is the performance by a person of conduct that includes a voluntary act or the omission to perform an act that the person is capable of performing.
(b) A person is not guilty of an offense unless the person acts with a culpable mental state, except that no culpable mental state must be proved
(1) if the description of the offense does not specify a culpable mental state and the offense is
(A) a violation; or
(B) designated as one of “strict liability”; or
(2) if a legislative intent to dispense with the culpable mental state requirement is present.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Chapter 81. General Provisions
Article 6. General Principles of Criminal Liability.
Sec. 11.81.600. General requirements of culpability.
Sec. 11.81.610. Construction of statutes with respect to culpability.
Sec. 11.81.615. Offenses defined by age or value.
Sec. 11.81.620. Effect of ignorance or mistake upon liability.