(1) Legality: It is not illegal unless there is a law that prohibits it, and it is not illegal if the law was made before the act was committed.

(2) Actus Reus: Must be an act of commission or omission by the accused.

(3) Causation: There must be a relatioship between the act and the harm suffered.

(4) Harm: An act must cause harm to some legally protected value.

(5) Concurence: The intent and the act must be present at the same time.

(6) Mens Rea: An act is not a crime unless it is accompanied by a guilty state of mind.

(7) Punisment: Provision in the law calling for punishment of the accused.