(6)1 Definitions

(6)1 Definitions

This chapter provides definitions for Title 6 of the San Andreas Law.

(6)1.1 Person

“Person” means a natural human being.

Organizations, corporations, and other legal entities may be considered a “person” for offenses that expressly permit or impose corporate criminal liability.

(6)1.2 Willfully

“Willfully” means that an act was performed intentionally, knowingly, or with a conscious objective to engage in the conduct, or with awareness that the conduct is of the nature prohibited by law.

Mere mistake, accident, negligence, or inadvertence does not constitute acting willfully.

(6)1.3 Exceptional

“Exceptional” means circumstances that are unusual, extraordinary, or significantly outside the typical range of situations contemplated by the statute, and which justify departure from the standard rule or penalty. Routine, foreseeable, or commonly occurring circumstances are not exceptional.

(6)1.4 Negligence

“Negligence” means that a person should be aware of a substantial and unjustifiable risk that a particular result will occur or that a circumstance exists, and fails to perceive such risk.

The failure to perceive the risk must constitute a gross deviation from the standard of care that a reasonable person would exercise in the same situation.

(6)1.5 Premeditation

“Premeditation” means that the actor formed the specific intent to commit the act prior to its commission, and possessed a period of deliberation or reflection—however short—during which the actor was capable of evaluating the decision to act.

Premeditation does not require an extended period of planning, preparation, or forethought.