As used in this chapter:

(1) “Intent” means mens rea, or the mental state of a person in order to be found guilty of a criminal offense. A person is not guilty of an offense unless they acted corruptly, purposely, knowingly, recklessly, or negligently, as the law may require, with respect to each element of the offense. If the intent sufficient to establish an element of an offense is not otherwise prescribed by law, the intent must be proven to be corrupt, purposeful, knowing, or reckless, with respect to each element of the alleged offenses.

(2) “Conduct” means a person’s whole course of conduct, including both the acts undertaken in committing a criminal offense, and any acts which they are legally obliged to undertake but do not.

(3) “Corruptly” means, with respect to an element of an offense, when a person knowingly engages in conduct to bring about an unlawful result or a lawful result by some unlawful method, with intent or expectation of financial gain or other benefit to themself or another person.

(4) “Purposely” means, with respect to an element of an offense, when it is a person's specific intention to cause a certain result, or, when the definition of an offense is a prohibition against conduct of a certain nature, regardless of what the person intends to accomplish thereby, it is their specific intention to engage in conduct of that nature.

(5) “Knowingly” means, with respect to an element of an offense, when a person is aware that their conduct will probably cause a certain result or will probably be of a certain nature, regardless of purpose. A person has knowledge of circumstances when the person is aware that such circumstances probably exist. When knowledge of the existence of a particular fact is an element of an offense, such knowledge is established if a person subjectively believes that there is a high probability of its existence and fails to make inquiry or acts with a conscious purpose to avoid learning the fact.

(6) “Recklessly” means, with respect to an element of an offense, when, with heedless indifference to the consequences, a person disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the person's conduct is likely to cause a certain result or is likely to be of a certain nature. A person is reckless with respect to circumstances when, with heedless indifference to the consequences, the person disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that such circumstances are likely to exist.

(7) “Negligently” means, with respect to an element of an offense, when, because of a substantial lapse from due care, a person fails to perceive or avoid a risk that the person's conduct may cause a certain result or may be of a certain nature. A person is negligent with respect to circumstances when, because of a substantial lapse from due care, the person fails to perceive or avoid a risk that such circumstances may exist.

Section History

Added: [Stat. 26-29, Kramerian Revised Criminal Code Act of 2026**)](https://ols.krameria.xyz/Stat-26-29-Kramerian-Revised-Criminal-Code-Act-of-2026-402b2321706548ffb2acd375eddb8ecd), § 100.01

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