California · Corporations Code

CORP §28802: It shall be unlawful for any person, with intent to deceive any director, officer, employee, auditor, or attorney of a licensee, the commissioner or any governmental agency, to make any false entry in

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to intentionally make false entries in, omit required entries from, or alter/conceal/destroy a licensee's books, accounts, or records to deceive officials or government agencies.

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It shall be unlawful for any person, with intent to deceive any director, officer, employee, auditor, or attorney of a licensee, the commissioner or any governmental agency, to make any false entry in any of the books, accounts or other records of the licensee, to omit to make any entry in those books, accounts or other records which the person is required to make, or to alter, conceal, or destroy any of those books, accounts, or other records.

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