Illinois · Criminal Code of 2012 (720 ILCS 5)

720 ILCS 5 § 5-5: Accountability for conduct of corporation

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

This statute defines when individuals are legally responsible for corporate conduct in criminal cases and establishes that convicted individuals face the same criminal penalties as if they acted personally.

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