46.3201 Voluntary act.
Cite as [A.S.C.A. § 46.3201](a) A person is not guilty of an offense unless his liability is based on conduct which includes a voluntary act.
(b) A "voluntary act" is:
(1) a bodily movement performed while conscious as a result of effort or determination; or
(2) an omission to perform an act of which the actor is physically capable.
(c) Possession is a voluntary act if the possessor knowingly procures or receives the thing possessed, or having acquired control of it was aware of his control for a sufficient time to have enabled him to dispose of it or terminate his control.
(d) A person is not guilty of an offense based solely upon an omission to perform an act unless the law defining the offense provides expressly, or a duty to perform the omitted act is otherwise imposed by law.
History: 1979, PL 16-43 § 2.Research Guide: MCC562.0l1, 15 ASC 4801.
