Under the Fifth Amendment, When Can a Person Be Forced

question 155

Multiple Choice

Under the Fifth Amendment, when can a person be forced to produce documents for a government prosecution that could implicate a business in a violation of the law?

• A) never; one does not have to report business information that will be incriminating
• B) one must produce documents the government requires unless they will incriminate an employee of the business
• C) when ordered by a court; corporate records are not due such self-incrimination protection
• D) only if the person involved does not work for the business
• E) only if the person is a top executive of the business

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