California · Financial Code

FIN §31801: It shall be unlawful for any person having custody of any of the books, accounts, or other records of a licensee willfully to refuse to allow the commissioner, upon request, to inspect or make copies

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful for a person with custody of licensee records to willfully refuse the commissioner's request to inspect or copy those records.

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It shall be unlawful for any person having custody of any of the books, accounts, or other records of a licensee willfully to refuse to allow the commissioner, upon request, to inspect or make copies of any of such books, accounts, or other records.

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