Statutes serve as public notice of the conduct required by law. If a statute fails to give a person of ordinary intelligence fair notice that his or her contemplated conduct is forbidden, that statute may be struck down by the _______ doctrine.

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The void-for-vagueness doctrine holds that a statute is unconstitutional if it fails to give a person of ordinary intelligence fair notice of what conduct is prohibited, thereby violating due process.

Statutes Serve as Public Notice of the Conduct Required by Law