Illinois Compiled Statutes
720 ILCS 5/5-5 (2026)
Accountability for conduct of corporation
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(720 ILCS 5/5-5)
(from Ch. 38, par. 5-5)
Sec. 5-5.
Accountability for conduct of corporation.
(a) A person is legally accountable for conduct which is an element of
an offense and which, in the name or in behalf of a corporation, he
performs or causes to be performed, to the same extent as if the conduct
were performed in his own name or behalf.
(b) An individual who has been convicted of an offense by reason of his
legal accountability for the conduct of a corporation is subject to the
punishment authorized by law for an individual upon conviction of such
offense, although only a lesser or different punishment is authorized for
the corporation.
(Source: Laws 1961, p. 1983.)
(720 ILCS 5/Art. 6 heading) ARTICLE 6.
RESPONSIBILITY
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2013–2025 · leading case: People ex rel. City of Chicago v. Le Mirage, Inc., 2013 IL App (1st) 93547 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014).
People ex rel. City of Chicago v. Le Mirage, Inc., 2013 IL App (1st) 93547 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “” 720 ILCS 5/5-5 (West 2002). This provision means that “ ‘an individual acting for a corporation is fully responsible for his own criminal acts and is punishable accordingly.”
People v. Le Mirage, Inc., 2013 IL App (1st) 093547-B (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “" 720 ILCS 5/5-5 (West 2002). This provision means that " 'an individual acting for a corporation is fully responsible for his own criminal acts and is punishable accordingly.”
People v. Thomas, 2025 IL App (1st) 232035 (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “” 720 ILCS 5/5-5(a) (West 2016). Ms. Thomas correctly notes that the officer of a corporation is not automatically accountable for the crimes of the corporation merely because he or she is an officer.”
720 ILCS 5/5-5(a): 1 case
People v. Thomas, 2025 IL App (1st) 232035 (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “” 720 ILCS 5/5-5(a) (West 2016). Ms. Thomas correctly notes that the officer of a corporation is not automatically accountable for the crimes of the corporation merely because he or she is an officer.”
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