Maine Revised Statutes
Chapter 5: DEFENSES AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES; JUSTIFICATION
17-A §103-B. Involuntary conduct

§103-B. Involuntary conduct
1.  It is a defense that, when a person causes a result or engages in forbidden conduct, the person's act or omission to act is involuntary.  
[PL 1999, c. 195, §2 (NEW).]
2.  An omission to act is involuntary if the person fails to perform an act and:  
A. The person is not capable of performing the act;   [PL 1999, c. 195, §2 (NEW).]
B. The person has no legal duty to perform the act; or   [PL 1999, c. 195, §2 (NEW).]
C. The person has no opportunity to perform the act.   [PL 1999, c. 195, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 1999, c. 195, §2 (NEW).]
3.  Possession of something is involuntary if the person:  
A. Did not knowingly procure or receive the thing possessed; or   [PL 1999, c. 195, §2 (NEW).]
B. Was not aware of the person's control of the possession for a sufficient period to have been able to terminate the person's possession of the thing.   [PL 1999, c. 195, §2 (NEW).]
[PL 1999, c. 195, §2 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 195, §2 (NEW).

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