12.1-04 Juveniles - Intoxication - Defenses - North Dakota Statutes

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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
any person as an adult is barred if the offense was committed while the person was less than
fourteen years of age.12.1-04-02. Intoxication.1.Intoxication is not a defense to a criminal charge. Intoxication does not, in itself,
constitute mental disease or defect within the meaning of section 12.1-04-04.
Evidence of intoxication is admissible whenever it is relevant to negate or to
establish an element of the offense charged.2.A person is reckless with respect to an element of an offense even though his
disregard thereof is not conscious, if his not being conscious thereof is due to
self-induced intoxication.12.1-04-03.Lack of criminal responsibility a defense.Repealed by S.L. 1985,ch. 173,