In strict liability crimes,mens rea is required.

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When liability is assessed without the guilty-mind criterion (mens rea),it is known as liability without fault,or strict liability.Liability without fault involves actions that,regardless of the care taken,are deemed illegal to engage in.Such acts are specifically prohibited regardless of state of mind.For example,strict liability would apply if a business were to sell cigarettes to a minor.Although the business might not have intended to sell cigarettes or alcohol to a minor,thus lacking a guilty mind,the statutory violation still allows liability to be imposed.

In Strict Liability Crimes,mens Rea Is Required