CA · jury_instructions
CALCRIM No. 254
Strict Liability Crime
For you to find a person guilty of the crime[s] of <insert
name[s] of alleged offense[s]> [or to find the allegation[s] of
<insert name[s] of enhancement[s]> true], a person only needs to do the
prohibited act [or to fail to do the required act]. The People do not need
to prove any particular mental state.
New January 2006; Revised June 2007, February 2026
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- calcrim-2026
- Content hash
29c5c5088d3c8e9cabbdac05fc392566d829f7d937559a5d971031932f5ed19e
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