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This statement articulates AORN's position regarding criminalization of human errors in the perioperative setting and is based upon the research and literature that was available at this time. It was developed by the Criminalization Subgroup of the Perioperative Environment of Care Committee as charged by the Board of Directors resulting from a motion from the 2007 House of Delegates Orlando, Florida, on March 11, 2007.