12.1-04 Juveniles - Intoxication - Defenses
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<![CDATA[CHAPTER 12.1-04JUVENILES - INTOXICATION - DEFENSES12.1-04-01. Juveniles. Persons under the age of seven years are deemed incapable ofcommission of an offense defined by the constitution or statutes of this state. The prosecution of<br>any person as an adult is barred if the offense was committed while the person was less than<br>fourteen years of age.12.1-04-02. Intoxication.1.Intoxication is not a defense to a criminal charge. Intoxication does not, in itself,<br>constitute mental disease or defect within the meaning of section 12.1-04-04.<br>Evidence of intoxication is admissible whenever it is relevant to negate or to<br>establish an element of the offense charged.2.A person is reckless with respect to an element of an offense even though his<br>disregard thereof is not conscious, if his not being conscious thereof is due to<br>self-induced intoxication.12.1-04-03.Lack of criminal responsibility a defense.Repealed by S.L. 1985,ch. 173, </p>
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