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Any person who, at the time of the commission of the act constituting the crime, did so compelled by intimidation or violence shall not be held liable:\n(a) Under threat of serious and imminent danger, provided that there is rational proportionality between the damage caused and the actual threat;\n(b) under an overpowering physical force, or\n(c) under coercion or overwhelming fear.\nThe term 'violence' in this section also comprises the use of hypnotic means, narcotic, depressant or stimulant substances, or any other similar means or substances.\nHistory —June 18, 2004, No. 149, § 32, eff. May 1, 2005.