§ 29105 Obstructing Commissioner Administration

Corporations Code·California

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•You can't change, hide, or fake any records or documents to trick the people in charge.
•You can't lie to the commissioner when they're checking your license or investigating something.
•Doing these things to mess with the rules is against the law.

Example

You run a small food truck and the health inspector asks for your records.

If you change your food safety records to hide bad scores or lie to the inspector about how you store food, you're breaking the law.

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§ 29105 Obstructing Commissioner Administration

(a) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly alter, destroy, mutilate, conceal, cover up, falsify, or make a false entry in any record, document, or tangible object with the intent to impede, obstruct, or influence the administration or enforcement of this division. (b) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly make an untrue statement to the commissioner during the course of licensing, investigation, or examination, with the intent to impede, obstruct, or influence the administration or enforcement of any provision of this division. (Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 101, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2008.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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alter destroy falsify untrue statement commissioner licensing investigation

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Corporations Code. Section 29105.

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