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Can one be held criminally liable for concealing a vehicle repossession in Wisconsin?
yes. its stealling.
Is a chief financial officer or chief executive officer criminally liable for certifying reports that contain misrepresentation in the financial statement of a public company?
Yes, both would be criminally liable. If they sign the report saying it is correct, they are held responsible for it, and if it is incorrect they can be sued.
Can a person be prosecuted for falsely filing suit in chancery court?
If you knowingly made false statements in your pleadings, yes, you can be criminally prosecuted. If your lawsuit is deemed to have no merit, but you did not knowingly make false statements in the pleadings, you can be held civilly liable for the costs of the actions but not criminally liable.
Are you allowed to keep money which your bank has put into your account accidentally?
No. Clerical errors are still errors. To attempt to keep the funds could make you criminally liable. Certainly it will make you civily liable.
What is the consequence to the driver who is at fault in a car accident?
Usually liable for all damages and injuries, and may be criminally charged if there is a resulting death.
If someone steals something from you are you liable if they get hurt from it?
If you knowingly and purposely rigged something to hurt or injure someone, yes, you could be criminally charged.
Is 70 year old criminally liable under law?
Yes, if their actions are criminal. There is no legal exception for criminal behavior based on age.
What does criminal liability mean?
From a legal perspective, criminal liability is a subset of liability that implies the law was broken and harm may have been done to a person. Example: If a person owns a car and it has a defect that causes it to run into a person, the car owner is liable but not criminally liable (the maker of the car may be criminally liable, however, if they knew about the defect and did nothing to correct it). An easy rule of thumb is that criminal liability means State charges, while general liability could mean a civil case or even an informal resolution.
Adverb form of criminal?
Criminally. As in, the criminally insane or criminally negligent.
What if the bar owner instructs the bartender not to sell liquor to teenagers but the bartender did who is liable?
Both the bartender AND the teenagers coulkd be criminally charged, however it is business's ABC license which would be placed jeapordy.
What is the adverb for criminal?
The noun or adjective criminal has the adverb form "criminally." It is commonly seen modifying adjectives as in criminally negligent or criminally insane.
When can a child form mens rea?
A child can begin to form the mental capacity for mens rea, or criminal intent, as they reach adolescence and start to develop a better understanding of consequences and right from wrong, usually around the age of 12 to 14. However, the specific age at which a child can be held criminally responsible varies by jurisdiction.
