DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS 7900-7914›PART 7. Operative Date 7931.000›CHAPTER 1.6. Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development 12096-12100.171›ARTICLE 3. Business Programs 12180-12197

§ 12181

California Government Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · California

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.

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

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