Legal provisions: Article 49 of the General Principles of the Civil Law stipulates: "If an enterprise as a legal person is under any of the following circumstances, in addition to investigating the legal person's responsibility, it may impose administrative sanctions and fines on its legal representative. If the case constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law: (1) engaging in illegal business beyond the business scope approved and registered by the registration authority; (2) Concealing the real situation from the registration authority or the tax authority or practicing fraud; (3) Evading funds or hiding property to avoid debts; (4) Disposing of property without authorization after dissolution, cancellation or bankruptcy; (5) Failing to apply for registration and announcement in time at the time of alteration or termination, thus causing great losses to the interested parties; (6) engaging in other activities prohibited by law that harm the national interests or social public interests. "

Article 3 1 of China's criminal law stipulates: "If a unit commits a crime, it shall be fined, and the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible personnel shall be sentenced to punishment. If there are other provisions in the specific provisions of this Law and other laws, those provisions shall prevail. " There are countless cases in which legal representatives are investigated for criminal responsibility for crimes committed by relevant units.

In other words, as the legal representative of the company, it is actually the external representative of the company. If the company needs to bear administrative responsibility or criminal responsibility for illegal acts, the legal representative shall be investigated for responsibility! Because you don't participate in the specific management and operation of the company, you can't control and prevent the legal risks in the course of the company's operation. Being a legal representative is risky, so it is better to be cautious.