California · Financial Code

FIN §14767: It is unlawful for any person willfully to make any untrue statement of a material fact in any document filed with the commissioner under this division, or willfully to omit to state in any document a

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to willfully make false statements or omit required material facts in documents filed with the commissioner.

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It is unlawful for any person willfully to make any untrue statement of a material fact in any document filed with the commissioner under this division, or willfully to omit to state in any document any material fact which is required to be stated therein.

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