Ordinance 466A-77 - Laserfiche WebLink

• • • • .-.Section 16 Intoxication - • ,(1} .Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, :intoxication of the actor is not a defense unless it negates • --4s.n element of the cffense. • -(2) Intoxication does not, in itself, constitute mental disease :=:w1thin the meaning of sections 32 and 33. = 3) --Intoxication which (a) is not self-induced or (b) is pathological is an affirmative defense if by reason -_of-such intoxication the actor at the time of his conduct Jacks substantial capacity either to appreciate its - criminality or to conform his conduct to the requirements law. • '44) -Definitions In this section unless a different meaning plainly is required: (£.) ."Intoxication" means a disturbance of mental or physical capacities resulting from the introduction ,of substances , including but not limited to alcohol ..and drugs, into the body; ,,(b) "Self-induced intoxication" means into ;ication caused by substances which the actor knowingly introduces into -his body , the tendency of which to cause intoxication . he knows or ought to know , unless he introduces them . ,pursuant to medical advice or under such circumstances is would afford a defense to a charge of crime; : c) 'Pathological intoxication" means intoxication grossly -:excessive in degree , given the amount of the intoxicant, to which. the actor does not know he is susceptible.