American Samoa § 46.3523 - Consent as a defense.
Full text of American Samoa American Samoa Code Annotated § 46.3523 — Consent as a defense., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 46.3523. Consent as a defense.
(a) When conduct is charged to constitute an offense because it causes or threatens physical injury, consent to that conduct or to the infliction of the injury is a defense only if: (1) the physical injury consented to or threatened by the conduct is not serious physical injury; or (2) the conduct and the harm are reasonably foreseeable hazards of: (A) the victim’s occupation or profession; or (B) Joint participation in a lawful athletic contest or competitive sport; or (3) the consent establishes a justification for the conduct tinder 46.3301 et seq. (b) The defendant has the burden of injecting the issue of consent. Case Notes: American Samoa’s criminal law does not, except in a few extraordinary circumstances, allow consent as a justification for the infliction of serious injuries. A.S.C.A. § 46.3523. Galea`i v. Atofau, 16 A.S.R.2d 76 (1990). Research Guide: MCC 565 080.
Source: official American Samoa text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 46.3523 ("Consent as a defense.") is part of the American Samoa Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of American Samoa. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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