Crimes and Penalties Law

Article 39 — Part Two: Moral Element: Article (39)

Book One: General Provisions · Chapter Two: Basic Elements of the Crime/ Part One: Material Element: 1. Consummated Crime: Article (32) · 2. Attempt: Article (35)

The moral element of the crime consists of the intention or the error. The intention exists when the will of the perpetrator is to commit or omit an act whenever such commission or omission is deemed a crime by law, with the aim to produce a direct result or any other result deemed a crime by law and which the perpetrator had expected to occur. There is error when the criminal result is achieved because of the perpetrator's mistake, whether such said mistake is negligence, lack of vigilance, lack of precaution, recklessness, imprudence or noncompliance with the laws, regulations, rules or orders.

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