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HomeCorporations CodeCh. 15§ 1507 Corporate Fraud Liability

§ 1507 Corporate Fraud Liability

Corporations Code·California
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§ 1507 Corporate Fraud Liability

This law says that if people in charge of a company lie about important stuff or mess with company records to trick others, they can be held responsible for any harm caused.

Key Takeaways

  • •People in charge of a company can't lie about important things like money or how the company is doing.
  • •They also can't change or erase records to hide the truth.
  • •If they do these things and it hurts someone, they have to pay for the damage.

Example

A company's boss tells investors the company is making lots of money, but really it's losing money.

If investors lose money because they believed the boss's lie, the boss can be forced to pay them back.

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

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§ 1507 Corporate Fraud Liability

Any officers, directors, employees or agents of a corporation who do any of the following are liable jointly and severally for all the damages resulting therefrom to the corporation or any person injured thereby who relied thereon or to both: (a) Make, issue, deliver or publish any prospectus, report, circular, certificate, financial statement, balance sheet, public notice or document respecting the corporation or its shares, assets, liabilities, capital, dividends, business, earnings or accounts which is false in any material respect, knowing it to be false, or participate in the making, issuance, delivery or publication thereof with knowledge that the same is false in a material respect. (b) Make or cause to be made in the books, minutes, records or accounts of a corporation any entry which is false in any material particular knowing such entry is false. (c) Remove, erase, alter or cancel any entry in any books or records of the corporation, with intent to deceive. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 682.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

liable jointly and severallyfalse in any material respectintent to deceive

Related Statutes

  • § 12575 Corporate Fraud Liability
  • § 3503 Liability For False Corporate Statements
  • § 6215 Corporate Fraud Liability
  • § 8215 Corporate Fraud Liability
  • § 12620 Involuntary Dissolution Complaint

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Corporations Code. Section 1507.
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