California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 12181

Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 269, Sec. 8. (AB 75) Effective January 1, 2012.

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.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 12181 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-2-government-of-the-state-of-california/division-3-executive-department/part-2-constitutional-officers/chapter-3-secretary-of-state/article-3-business-programs/section-12181

Other sections in Article 3 - Business Programs

§ 12180§ 12181§ 12182§ 12182.1§ 12183§ 12184§ 12185§ 12186§ 12187§ 12188§ 12189§ 12190§ 12191§ 12192§ 12193§ 12194§ 12195§ 12197

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