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
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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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