TITLE LXII
CRIMINAL CODE

CHAPTER 626
GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Section 626:4

    626:4 Intoxication. – Intoxication is not, as such, a defense. The defendant may, however, introduce evidence of intoxication whenever it is relevant to negate an element of the offense charged, and it shall be taken into consideration in determining whether such element has been proved beyond a reasonable doubt.

Source. 1971, 518:1, eff. Nov. 1, 1973.