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Quasi-criminal proceedings include a wide variety of matters, including prosecution for a violation of law or ordinance, psychiatric matters, motor vehicle law, status offenses, family court actions, and equity proceedings such as a writ. What these various legal matters have in common are these factors:
In criminal law, a regulatory offence [1] or quasi-criminal offence [2] is a class of crime in which the standard for proving culpability has been lowered so a mens rea (Law Latin for "guilty mind") element is not required.
In criminal law, strict liability is liability for which mens rea (Law Latin for "guilty mind") does not have to be proven in relation to one or more elements comprising the actus reus ("guilty act") although intention, recklessness or knowledge may be required in relation to other elements of the offense (Preterintentionally [1] [2] /ultraintentional [3] /versari in re illicita).
An early example of strict liability is the rule Rylands v Fletcher, where it was held that "any person who for his own purposes brings on his lands and collects and keeps there anything likely to do mischief if it escapes, must keep it in at his peril, and, if he does not do so, is prima facie answerable for all the damage which is the natural ...
United States (2012), the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals held sexual orientation to be a quasi-suspect classification, and determined that laws that classify people on such basis should be subject to intermediate scrutiny. [15] It was the first time a federal court had applied quasi-suspect classification in a sexual orientation case. [16]
In the United States, even if a criminal charge for the defendant's conduct is normally a misdemeanor, sometimes a repeat offender will be charged with a felony offense. For example, the first time a person commits certain crimes, such as spousal assault, it is normally a misdemeanor, but the second time it may become a felony. [18]
A notable and early occurrence of quasi-property being found by a court under American law was the case of International News Service v. Associated Press . The Associated Press sued International News Service for taking the substance of AP news stories, rewriting the articles, and publishing the stories in its own member newspapers .
Offences of directing quasi military organizations and wearing uniforms for political purposes under the Public Order Act 1936; Piracy iure gentium; Piracy with violence, contrary to the Piracy Act 1837; Offences under the Slave Trade Act 1824; Offences under the Foreign Enlistment Act 1870; Offences under the Immigration Act 1971