Mens Rea Reform Act of 2017 This bill establishes a default mens rea (i.e., guilty mind) requirement for federal criminal statutory and regulatory offenses that lack a state of mind requirement.
The government must generally prove that a defendant acted willfully with respect to each element of the offense that lacks a specific state of mind requirement.
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