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HomeCorporations CodeCh. 18§ 12676 Unauthorized Name Use In Prospectus

§ 12676 Unauthorized Name Use In Prospectus

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§ 12676 Unauthorized Name Use In Prospectus

This law says you can't pretend someone works for a company when they don't. It's illegal to put someone's name on a company paper to trick people into thinking they're part of the company.

Key Takeaways

  • •You can't use someone's name to make it look like they work for a company if they don't.
  • •This is a crime even if the company doesn't exist yet.
  • •It's only illegal if you do it on purpose to trick people.

Example

You start a new lemonade stand and put your friend's name on a flyer saying they're the manager, even though they never agreed to it.

This is against the law because you're making people think your friend is part of your lemonade stand when they're not.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 12676 Unauthorized Name Use In Prospectus

Every person who, without being authorized so to do, subscribes the name of another to or inserts the name of another in any prospectus, circular or other advertisement or announcement of any corporation, whether existing or intended to be formed, with intent to permit the document to be published and thereby to lead persons to believe that the person whose name is so subscribed is an officer, agent or promoter of such corporation, when in fact no such relationship exists to the knowledge of such person, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1625, Sec. 3. Operative January 1, 1984.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

misdemeanorprospectuscircularadvertisementofficeragentpromoter

Related Statutes

  • § 8816 Unauthorized Corporate Name Use
  • § 22000 Unauthorized Name Use Fraud
  • § 2257 Unauthorized Corporate Name Use
  • § 12671 Fraudulent Membership Certificate Issuance
  • § 12674 Corporate Books Falsification

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Corporations Code. Section 12676.
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