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Knowledge of Violation Not Required for Conviction
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1996.tb06476.x
Subject(s) - proscription , conviction , law , criminal conviction , political science , psychology , philosophy , politics
A defendant could be found guilty of violating the Clean Water Act if the defendant's acts were proscribed, even if the defendant was not aware of the proscription, according to the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.