Good Faith Not A Defense To Strict Liability
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Subject distribution
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Example wrong choices
19345_daniel-pesticide-field · CRIMINAL · Choice ADaniel is not guilty because his supplier's lapse, not his own conduct, was the proximate cause of the regulatory violation.
Why it's attractive
Strict liability attaches to the regulated actor's act, not to who caused the underlying condition. This choice reverses the trigger: substitutes supplier fault for Daniel's prohibited conduct as the liability hook.
Why it's wrong
Strict liability attaches to the regulated actor's act, not to who caused the underlying condition. This choice reverses the trigger: substitutes supplier fault for Daniel's prohibited conduct as the liability hook.
19345_daniel-pesticide-field · CRIMINAL · Choice CDaniel is not guilty because he acted in good faith and exercised reasonable care.
Why it's attractive
Replaces the legal test (strict liability = act alone) with a fairness/care standard (good faith + reasonable diligence). The statute announces strict liability, making this immediately falsifiable once the student holds the Gold Key anchor.
Why it's wrong
Replaces the legal test (strict liability = act alone) with a fairness/care standard (good faith + reasonable diligence). The statute announces strict liability, making this immediately falsifiable once the student holds the Gold Key anchor.
19345_daniel-pesticide-field · CRIMINAL · Choice DDaniel is guilty only if he knew or should have known that the supplier's certification had lapsed.
Why it's attractive
"Knew or should have known" is a negligence standard. The statute expressly imposes strict liability, eliminating all mens rea including negligence. This choice fabricates a threshold the statute doesn't contain.
Why it's wrong
"Knew or should have known" is a negligence standard. The statute expressly imposes strict liability, eliminating all mens rea including negligence. This choice fabricates a threshold the statute doesn't contain.
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