General Provisions

General Provisions. (a) In a prosecution under 6 CMC §§ 1306-1308, whenever a provision of law defining an offense depends upon a victim being under a certain age, it is an affirmative defense that, at the time of the alleged offense, the defendant reasonably believed the victim to be that age or older, unless the victim was under 16 years of age at the time of the alleged offense. Source: PL 3-71, § 1 (§ 423); amended by PL 3-72, § 2 (§ 423); repealed and replaced by PL 12-82, § 3 (1310), modified; amended by PL 24-08, § 6 (Aug. 5, 2025). Commission Comment: See comment to 6 CMC § 1301 regarding PL 1282.