Government Code section 84612

If the Secretary of State rejects a filing made under this chapter, the Secretary of State shall immediately notify the filer, by electronic mail, of the reason or reasons for rejection using plain, straightforward language, avoiding technical terms as much as possible, and using a coherent and easily readable style. The notice shall be written or displayed so that the meaning will be easily understood by those persons directly affected by it.

Source: Section 84612, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=84612. (updated Jan. 1, 2002; accessed Jun. 18, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_84612

Original Source: Section 84612, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=84612. (last accessed Nov. 10, 2025).