§ 31800 False Statements Prohibited

Financial Code·California

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•You can't lie on official forms or reports given to the commissioner.
•You can't leave out important facts that the form asks for.
•This applies to any application or report required by the rules.

Example

You fill out a form to get a business license and lie about your past crimes.

This is against the law because you made up facts on an official form.

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§ 31800 False Statements Prohibited

It shall be unlawful for any person willfully to make any untrue statement of a material fact in any application or report filed with the commissioner under this division or under any regulation or order issued under this division, or willfully to omit to state in any such application or report any material fact which is required to be stated therein. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1064, Sec. 694. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative July 1, 1997.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Financial Code. Section 31800.

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