Regulatory offence
Crime for which mens rea is not required to prove culpability / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In criminal law, a regulatory offence[1] or quasi-criminal offence [2] is a class of crime in which the standard for proving culpability has been lowered so a mens rea (Law Latin for "guilty mind") element is not required. Such offences are used to deter potential offenders from dangerous behaviour rather than to impose punishment for moral wrongdoing.