BOOK I
General Provisions
PART II
Rules as to Criminal Responsibility
TITLE II
General Explanations
15. Provisions relating to consent
(e) a consent shall be of no effect if it is given by reason of a mistake of fact;
BOOK I
General Provisions
PART II
Rules as to Criminal Responsibility
TITLE II
General Explanations
15. Provisions relating to consent
(f) a consent shall be deemed to have been obtained by means of deceit or of duress, or of the undue exercise of authority, or to have been given by reason of a mistake of fact, if it would have been refused but for such deceit, duress, exercise of authority or mistake, as the case may be; and
BOOK I
General Provisions
PART II
Rules as to Criminal Responsibility
TITLE VI
General Exemptions
52. Ignorance or mistake of fact or of law
(1) A person shall not be punished for any act which, by reason of ignorance or mistake of fact in good faith, he or she believes to be lawful.
1. A mistake of fact shall be a ground for excluding criminal responsibility only if it negates the mental element required by the crime.