0890 Secretary of State
Legal Citations & Authority

DEPARTMENT AUTHORITY

The California Constitution, Article 5, Section 11, Government Code Sections 12159-12179.1.

PROGRAM AUTHORITY

10-Filings and Registrations Program:

Corporations Code, Titles 1-3; Government Code, Sections 1363, 6503.5, 6503.7, 6518, 7220, 7222, 7223, 7225, 7226, 7227, 7229, 8200, 8201, 8201.1, 8201.2, 8201.5, 8202.5, 8203.1-8203.4, 8204.1, 8205, 8206, 8207, 8207.1, 8207.2, 8207.3, 8213, 8213.6, 8214.1, 8214.15, 8214.4, 8214.5, 8214.8, 8219.5, 8220, 8222, 8228, 12160, 12163, 12168, 12168.5, 12168.7, 12176, 12177, 12178.1, 12179.1, 12180, 12182, 12182.1, 12183-12197, 23712-23714, 34459-34461, and 53051; Business and Professions Code, Sections 14230, 14233, 14240, 14241, 14427, 14461, 14482, 14483, 14492, 17550 et seq., 18896 et seq., 22370 et seq., 22443.1, 22908-22912, 22914, 22916, 22917, 22920, 22921, and 22923, ; Civil Code, Sections 912, 1363.6, 1789.10 et seq., 1812.50 et seq., 1812.80 et seq., 1812.100 et seq., 1812.503., 1812.510, 1812.515, 1812.525, 1812.600, and 3344.1; Commercial Code, Sections 9501, 9509, 9512-9516, 9518, 9519-9523, and 9525-9528; Code of Civil Procedure, Sections 488.375, 697.550, 697.570, 697.580, 697.640-697.670, 2101, and 2103-2105; Family Code, Section 297; Food and Agriculture Code, Sections 55702, 57405, 57408-57411, 57414, 57512, 57516-57517, 57519, 57530, 57531, and 57561 et seq.; Probate Code, Section 4800; Vehicle Code, Section 40305.5; California Code of Regulations, Title 2, Sections 20800 et seq., 21900 et seq., 22100 et seq., 22500 et seq., 22600 et seq., and 22610.1 et seq.; Government Code, Title 1, Division 7, Chapter 3.1; Family Code, Division 10, Part 1; and Penal Code, Title 15, Chapter 2.

20-Elections:

California Constitution, Article XVI, Section 1; California Elections Code, Section 10; California Government Code, Section 12172.5; Help America Vote Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-252) and other federal elections law; Government Code, Title 9.

30-Archives:

Chapter 1, Statutes of 1850; Government Code, Sections 6268, 9080, 9149.9, 11347.3, 12153, 12174, 12220-12237, 14755-14756, and 14765-14768; Civil Code, Sections 1798.24, and 1798.64; Evidence Code, Section 1605, and Military and Veterans Code, Section 1360.