Nebraska Statutes 37-606. Corporate offenders; how served; prosecution of agents or employees
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In case of a violation of the Game Law by a corporation, the warrant of arrest may be served on the president, secretary, or manager in this state or on any general or local agent thereof in the county where the action may properly be brought, and upon the return of such warrant so served, the corporation shall be deemed in court and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, and any fine imposed may be collected by execution against the property of such corporation. This section shall not be deemed to exempt from prosecution any agent or employee whose personal guilt is supported by probable cause.
Source
- Laws 1929, c. 112, VI, § 13, p. 436;
- C.S.1929, § 37-613;
- R.S.1943, § 37-613;
- Laws 1989, LB 34, § 42;
- R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-613;
- Laws 1998, LB 922, § 296.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 37-606
- Action: shall include any proceeding in any court of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801