ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [28800. - 28802.]

Cal. Corporations Code - CORP 1.
in effect

Cal. Corporations Code - CORP § 28800. Section 28800.

It shall be unlawful for any person willfully to make any untrue statement of a material fact in any application, report, or other document filed with the commissioner under this division or under any regulation or order issued under this division, or willfully to omit to state in any application, report or other document filed with the commissioner under this division any material fact which is required to be stated therein.

Cal. Corporations Code - CORP § 28801. Section 28801.

It shall be unlawful for any person having custody of any of the books, accounts, or other records of a licensee willfully to refuse to allow the commissioner, upon request, to inspect or make copies of any of those books, accounts, or other records.

Cal. Corporations Code - CORP § 28802. Section 28802.

It shall be unlawful for any person, with intent to deceive any director, officer, employee, auditor, or attorney of a licensee, the commissioner or any governmental agency, to make any false entry in any of the books, accounts or other records of the licensee, to omit to make any entry in those books, accounts or other records which the person is required to make, or to alter, conceal, or destroy any of those books, accounts, or other records.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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