Illinois · Criminal Code of 2012 (720 ILCS 5)

720 ILCS 5 § 5-4: Responsibility of corporation

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

This statute defines when a corporation may be held criminally responsible for offenses committed by its agents or officers, and establishes a due diligence defense for certain offenses.

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