(a) Intoxication that is not self-induced intoxication is an affirmative defense to a prosecution if at the time a person engages in the conduct charged to constitute the offense the person lacks capacity to: (1) Conform his or her conduct to the requirements of the law; or (2) Appreciate the criminality of his or her conduct. (b) As used in this section: (1) "Intoxication" means a disturbance of a mental or physical capacity resulting from the introduction of alcohol, a drug, or another substance into the body; and (2) "Self-induced intoxication" means intoxication caused by a substance that the actor knowingly introduces into his or her body and the actor knows or ought to know the tendency of the substance to cause intoxication. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 207; 1977, No. 101, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-207. (a) Intoxication that is not self-induced intoxication is an affirmative defense to a prosecution if at the time a person engages in the conduct charged to constitute the offense the person lacks capacity to: (1) Conform his or her conduct to the requirements of the law; or (2) Appreciate the criminality of his or her conduct. (b) As used in this section: (1) "Intoxication" means a disturbance of a mental or physical capacity resulting from the introduction of alcohol, a drug, or another substance into the body; and (2) "Self-induced intoxication" means intoxication caused by a substance that the actor knowingly introduces into his or her body and the actor knows or ought to know the tendency of the substance to cause intoxication. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 207; 1977, No. 101, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-207. (a) Intoxication that is not self-induced intoxication is an affirmative defense to a prosecution if at the time a person engages in the conduct charged to constitute the offense the person lacks capacity to: (1) Conform his or her conduct to the requirements of the law; or (2) Appreciate the criminality of his or her conduct. (b) As used in this section: (1) "Intoxication" means a disturbance of a mental or physical capacity resulting from the introduction of alcohol, a drug, or another substance into the body; and (2) "Self-induced intoxication" means intoxication caused by a substance that the actor knowingly introduces into his or her body and the actor knows or ought to know the tendency of the substance to cause intoxication. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 207; 1977, No. 101, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-207. (a) Intoxication that is not self-induced intoxication is an affirmative defense to a prosecution if at the time a person engages in the conduct charged to constitute the offense the person lacks capacity to: (1) Conform his or her conduct to the requirements of the law; or (2) Appreciate the criminality of his or her conduct. (1) Conform his or her conduct to the requirements of the law; or (2) Appreciate the criminality of his or her conduct. (b) As used in this section: (1) "Intoxication" means a disturbance of a mental or physical capacity resulting from the introduction of alcohol, a drug, or another substance into the body; and (2) "Self-induced intoxication" means intoxication caused by a substance that the actor knowingly introduces into his or her body and the actor knows or ought to know the tendency of the substance to cause intoxication. (1) "Intoxication" means a disturbance of a mental or physical capacity resulting from the introduction of alcohol, a drug, or another substance into the body; and (2) "Self-induced intoxication" means intoxication caused by a substance that the actor knowingly introduces into his or her body and the actor knows or ought to know the tendency of the substance to cause intoxication. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 207; 1977, No. 101, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-207.
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