California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 12590

Repealed and added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1258.

Subject to reasonable rules and regulations adopted by the Attorney General, the register, copies of instruments, and the reports filed with the Attorney General shall be open to public inspection. The Attorney General shall withhold from public inspection any instrument so filed whose content is not exclusively for charitable purposes.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 12590 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-2-government-of-the-state-of-california/division-3-executive-department/part-2-constitutional-officers/chapter-6-attorney-general/article-7-supervision-of-trustees-and-fundraisers-for-charitable-purposes-act/section-12590

Other sections in Article 7 - Supervision of Trustees and Fundraisers for Charitable Purposes Act

§ 12580§ 12581§ 12581.2§ 12582§ 12582.1§ 12583§ 12584§ 12585§ 12586§ 12586.1…§ 12592§ 12593§ 12594§ 12595§ 12596§ 12597§ 12598§ 12599§ 12599.1§ 12599.10

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