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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 3Pt. 2Ch. 6Art. 7§ 12588 Attorney General Investigation Authority

§ 12588 Attorney General Investigation Authority

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§ 12588 Attorney General Investigation Authority

Key Takeaways

  • •The Attorney General can check if a company or trust is doing what it promised to do.
  • •They can ask people involved to answer questions and show papers about money and stuff the company owns.
  • •If you're asked, you have to go and tell the truth.

Example

A charity says it will use donations to help sick kids, but people think the money is being used for other things.

The Attorney General can ask the charity to show where the money went and prove they're really helping kids like they said.

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

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§ 12588 Attorney General Investigation Authority

The Attorney General may investigate transactions and relationships of corporations and trustees subject to this article for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the purposes of the corporation or trust are being carried out in accordance with the terms and provisions of the articles of incorporation or other instrument. The Attorney General may require any agent, trustee, fiduciary, beneficiary, institution, association, or corporation, or other person to appear, at a named time and place, in the county designated by the Attorney General, where the person resides or is found, to give information under oath and to produce books, memoranda, papers, documents of title, and evidence of assets, liabilities, receipts, or disbursements in the possession or control of the person ordered to appear. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 79. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

Attorney Generalinvestigatecorporationstrusteesarticles of incorporationgive information under oathproduce books, memoranda, papers, documents of title, and evidence of assets, liabilities, receipts, or disbursements

Related Statutes

  • § 12584 Charitable Trusts Register
  • § 12587 Charitable Fundraisers Registry Fees
  • § 12589 Attorney General Attendance Order
  • § 12590 Public Inspection Charitable Instruments
  • § 12591 Attorney General Charitable Trust Enforcement

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 12588.
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