§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).