In this Code and in the provisions of any law that defines offences:
Penal Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
English-language 2015 Ministry of Justice edition. Refworld catalogues this English expression as an unofficial translation; Eri Atlas has not independently verified the translation.
Article 15
Definition of Criminal Negligence · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
a person negligently engages in conduct where the conduct is a marked departure from the ordinary standard of reasonable care; and
conduct is engaged in negligently in respect of a result or circumstance where it is a marked departure from the ordinary standard of reasonable care to take the risk that the result will come about or that the circumstance exists.
The standard of reasonable care shall be interpreted with regard to all the circumstances of the case, including the age, experience, education, occupation, rank and any other relevant characteristics of the accused.