Title 16, Chapter 2, Section 22
( 16-2-22)
(a) A corporation may be prosecuted for the act or omission
constituting a crime only if: (1) The crime is defined by a statute which clearly indicates a
legislative purpose to impose liability on a corporation, and an
agent of the corporation performs the conduct which is an element
of the crime while acting within the scope of his office or
employment and in behalf of the corporation; or (2) The commission of the crime is authorized, requested,
commanded, performed, or recklessly tolerated by the board of
directors or by a managerial official who is acting within the
scope of his employment in behalf of the corporation. (b) For the purposes of this Code section, the term: (1) "Agent" means any director, officer, servant, employee, or
other person who is authorized to act in behalf of the
corporation. (2) "Managerial official" means an officer of the corporation or
any other agent who has a position of comparable authority for the
formulation of corporate policy or the supervision of subordinate
employees. |