§ 17101 Corporate Officer Criminal Liability

You can charge a company officer, director, or employee if you can show the company itself wanted to do something illegal.

Key Takeaways

•You only need to prove the company’s illegal purpose, not the individual’s personal intent.
•This applies to people acting as officers, directors, or agents of the company.
•The rule makes it easier to hold company leaders responsible for corporate wrongdoing.

Example

A store manager tells workers to throw away hazardous waste in a regular trash bin, which is against the law.

Even if the manager didn't personally think it was wrong, the store (the company) wanted to get rid of the waste that way, so the manager can be prosecuted because the company had the illegal intent.

You can charge a company officer, director, or employee if you can show the company itself wanted to do something illegal.

Key Takeaways

•You only need to prove the company’s illegal purpose, not the individual’s personal intent.
•This applies to people acting as officers, directors, or agents of the company.
•The rule makes it easier to hold company leaders responsible for corporate wrongdoing.

Example

A store manager tells workers to throw away hazardous waste in a regular trash bin, which is against the law.

Even if the manager didn't personally think it was wrong, the store (the company) wanted to get rid of the waste that way, so the manager can be prosecuted because the company had the illegal intent.

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§ 17101 Corporate Officer Criminal Liability

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