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Ind. Code § 35-41-2-1 — Voluntary conduct
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 2: Basis of Criminal Liability, Indiana Code.
Full text of Ind. Code § 35-41-2-1
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Indiana.
Sec. 1. (a) A person commits an offense only if he voluntarily engages in conduct in violation of the statute defining the offense. However, a person who omits to perform an act commits an offense only if he has a statutory, common law, or contractual duty to perform the act. (b) If possession of property constitutes any part of the prohibited conduct, it is a defense that the person who possessed the property was not aware of his possession for a time sufficient for him to have terminated his possession.
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