N.Y. Penal Law Section 15.10
Requirements for criminal liability in general and for offenses of strict liability and mental culpability

The minimal requirement for criminal liability is the performance by a person of conduct which includes a voluntary act or the omission to perform an act which he is physically capable of performing. If such conduct is all that is required for commission of a particular offense, or if an offense or some material element thereof does not require a culpable mental state on the part of the actor, such offense is one of “strict liability.” If a culpable mental state on the part of the actor is required with respect to every material element of an offense, such offense is one of “mental culpability.”

Source: Section 15.10 — Requirements for criminal liability in general and for offenses of strict liability and mental culpability, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/PEN/15.­10 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Nov. 8, 2025).

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