Government Code section 12181

The Secretary of State’s office may refuse to perform a service or refuse a filing based on a reasonable belief that the service or filing is being requested for an unlawful, false, or fraudulent purpose, to promote or conduct an illegitimate object or purpose, or is being requested or submitted in bad faith or for the purpose of harassing or defrauding a person or entity.

Source: Section 12181, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=12181. (updated Jan. 1, 2012; accessed Jun. 23, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_12181

Original Source: Section 12181, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=12181. (last accessed May 12, 2025).