Me. Stat. tit. 17-A § 103-B : A - MAINE CRIMINAL CODE — GENERAL PRINCIPLES — DEFENSES AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES; JUSTIFICATION —B - Involuntary conduct
1. It is a defense that, when a person causes a result or engages in forbidden conduct, the person's act or omission to act is involuntary.
[ 1999, c. 195, §2 (NEW).]
2. An omission to act is involuntary if the person fails to perform an act and:
A. The person is not capable of performing the act; [ 1999, c. 195, §2 (NEW).]
B. The person has no legal duty to perform the act; or [ 1999, c. 195, §2 (NEW).]
C. The person has no opportunity to perform the act. [ 1999, c. 195, §2 (NEW).]
[ 1999, c. 195, §2 (NEW).]
3. Possession of something is involuntary if the person:
A. Did not knowingly procure or receive the thing possessed; or [ 1999, c. 195, §2 (NEW).]
B. Was not aware of the person's control of the possession for a sufficient period to have been able to terminate the person's possession of the thing. [ 1999, c. 195, §2 (NEW).]