Corporations Code 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.

Source: Section 28801, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CORP§ionNum=28801. (updated Jan. 1, 1999; accessed Dec. 8, 2025).

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Original Source: Section 28801, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CORP§ionNum=28801. (last accessed May 12, 2025).