§ 12597 State Recovery Of Enforcement Costs

Government Code·California

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•If a charity breaks the rules, the Attorney General can take them to court.
•If the state wins the case, the person in charge of the charity has to pay for the state's costs.
•This includes money spent on investigating and prosecuting the case.

Example

A charity is supposed to use donations to help people, but instead, the person in charge uses the money for personal vacations.

The Attorney General can sue the charity. If the state wins, the person in charge has to pay back the money the state spent to investigate and go to court.

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§ 12597 State Recovery Of Enforcement Costs

In any proceeding brought by the Attorney General to secure compliance with the provisions of Sections 12584 to 12587, inclusive, or any regulation issued pursuant thereto, the judgment, if in favor of the state, shall provide that the person having the responsibility or duty to comply with such provisions on behalf of any charitable trust or charitable corporation, shall pay the reasonable expense necessarily incurred by the state in the investigation and prosecution of such action. (Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 490.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

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Attorney General charitable trust charitable corporation reasonable expense

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Government Code. Section 12597.

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