11 Del. C. § 282

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§ Â 282. Criminal liability of an individual for organizational conduct.

Official statutory text

A person is criminally liable for conduct constituting an offense which the person performs or causes to be performed in the name of or in behalf of an organization to the same extent as if the conduct were performed in the person’s own name or behalf.

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