California Code
Elections Code - ELEC
DIVISION 18 - PENAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 18000. - 18000. This division applies to all elections. (Enacted by Stats....

Section 18001. - 18001. Upon a conviction for any crime punishable by imprisonment...

Section 18002. - 18002. (a) Every person charged with the performance of any...

CHAPTER 2 - Voter Registration

Section 18100. - 18100. (a) Every person who willfully causes, procures, or allows...

Section 18101. - 18101. Every person who knowingly and willfully completes, or causes...

Section 18102. - 18102. Any deputy elections official or registration elections official who...

Section 18103. - 18103. Any person who knowingly or negligently (a) interferes with...

Section 18104. - 18104. An individual or organization having charge of affidavits of...

Section 18105. - 18105. No affidavit of registration or voter registration card shall...

Section 18106. - 18106. Every person is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision...

Section 18107. - 18107. Every person who willfully violates Section 2158 is guilty...

Section 18108. - 18108. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), a person...

Section 18108.1. - 18108.1. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), a person...

Section 18108.5. - 18108.5. (a) A person, company, or other organization that agrees...

Section 18109. - 18109. (a) It is a misdemeanor for a person in...

Section 18110. - 18110. (a) For purposes of this section, “home address” means...

Section 18111. - 18111. Any person, individual, or organization that knowingly violates Section...

Section 18112. - 18112. Upon conviction of a violation of any provision of...

CHAPTER 3 - Nomination of Candidates

Section 18200. - 18200. Every person who subscribes to any nomination petition a...

Section 18201. - 18201. Any person who falsely makes or fraudulently defaces or...

Section 18202. - 18202. Every person acting on behalf of a candidate is...

Section 18203. - 18203. Any person who files or submits for filing a...

Section 18204. - 18204. Any person who willfully suppresses all or any part...

Section 18205. - 18205. A person shall not directly or through any other...

CHAPTER 4 - Election Campaigns

ARTICLE 1 - Campaign Literature

Section 18301. - 18301. In addition to any other penalty, a person who...

Section 18302. - 18302. (a) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who...

Section 18303. - 18303. Every person who violates Section 84305 of the Government...

Section 18304. - 18304. (a) Any person who uses or allows to be...

ARTICLE 2 - Political Party Caucuses

Section 18310. - 18310. A person shall not directly or through any other...

Section 18311. - 18311. Every person is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision...

ARTICLE 3 - Deceptive Online Activities

Section 18320. - 18320. (a) This act shall be known and may be...

Section 18321. - 18321. This article does not apply to a domain name...

Section 18322. - 18322. In addition to any other remedies available under law,...

Section 18323. - 18323. Jurisdiction for actions brought pursuant to this article shall...

ARTICLE 4 - Political Meetings

Section 18340. - 18340. Every person who, by threats, intimidations, or unlawful violence,...

ARTICLE 5 - Misrepresentation by Candidates

Section 18350. - 18350. (a) A person is guilty of a misdemeanor who,...

Section 18351. - 18351. Any candidate in an election or incumbent in a...

ARTICLE 6 - Solicitation of Funds

Section 18360. - 18360. Any person who violates Section 20201 is guilty of...

Section 18361. - 18361. Upon the complaint of the affected candidate or committee,...

ARTICLE 7 - Electioneering

Section 18370. - 18370. (a) A person shall not, on election day, or...

Section 18371. - 18371. (a) No candidate or representative of a candidate, and...

Section 18372. - 18372. Notice regarding the prohibitions on electioneering set forth in...

ARTICLE 8 - Vandalism at Polling Places

Section 18380. - 18380. (a) A person, during any election, shall not do...

ARTICLE 9 - Misuse of State Publications

Section 18390. - 18390. An agency or department of the state shall not...

CHAPTER 5 - Ballots

Section 18400. - 18400. A person who makes, uses, keeps, or furnishes to...

Section 18401. - 18401. Every person who prints any ballot not in conformity...

Section 18403. - 18403. Any person other than an elections official or a...

CHAPTER 6 - Corruption of the Voting Process

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 18500. - 18500. Any person who commits fraud or attempts to commit...

Section 18501. - 18501. Any public official who knowingly violates any of the...

Section 18502. - 18502. Any person who in any manner interferes with the...

Section 18503. - 18503. An employer who violates Section 14004 shall be subject...

Section 18504. - 18504. Notice regarding the prohibitions on activity related to corruption...

ARTICLE 2 - Corruption of Voters

Section 18520. - 18520. A person shall not directly or through another person...

Section 18521. - 18521. A person shall not directly or through any other...

Section 18522. - 18522. Neither a person nor a controlled committee shall directly...

Section 18523. - 18523. A person shall not directly or through any other...

Section 18524. - 18524. A person shall not directly or through any other...

ARTICLE 3 - Intimidation of Voters

Section 18540. - 18540. (a) Every person who makes use of or threatens...

Section 18541. - 18541. (a) A person shall not, with the intent of...

Section 18542. - 18542. Every employer, whether a corporation or natural person, or...

Section 18543. - 18543. (a) Every person who knowingly challenges a person’s right...

Section 18544. - 18544. (a) Any person in possession of a firearm or...

Section 18545. - 18545. Any person who hires or arranges for any other...

Section 18546. - 18546. As used in this article: (a) “Elections official” means...

Section 18547. - 18547. (a) In addition to any other fine or penalty...

Section 18548. - 18548. The Voter Intimidation Restitution Fund is hereby established in...

ARTICLE 4 - Corruption of Voting

Section 18560. - 18560. Every person is guilty of a crime punishable by...

Section 18561. - 18561. Every person is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision...

Section 18562. - 18562. Every member of a precinct board is guilty of...

Section 18562.5. - 18562.5. (a) A member of the public is guilty of...

Section 18563. - 18563. Every member of a precinct board is guilty of...

Section 18564. - 18564. Any person is guilty of a felony, punishable by...

Section 18564.5. - 18564.5. (a) The Secretary of State, Attorney General, and any...

Section 18565. - 18565. Any person who aids or abets in the commission...

Section 18566. - 18566. Every person is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision...

Section 18567. - 18567. Every person who willfully adds to or subtracts from...

Section 18568. - 18568. Every person is punishable by a fine not exceeding...

Section 18569. - 18569. Every person who aids or abets in the commission...

Section 18570. - 18570. Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who does...

Section 18571. - 18571. Any person acting on any counting board who refuses...

Section 18572. - 18572. Each counting board and its members are subject to...

Section 18573. - 18573. Every person is guilty of a felony punishable by...

Section 18573.5. - 18573.5. (a) It is a misdemeanor for a person who...

Section 18574. - 18574. Every person who, after being required by the precinct...

Section 18575. - 18575. Every person is guilty of a felony, and on...

Section 18577. - 18577. Any person having charge of a completed vote by...

Section 18578. - 18578. Any person who applies for, or who votes or...

CHAPTER 7 - Initiative, Referendum, and Recall

ARTICLE 1 - Improper Signature-Gathering Tactics

Section 18600. - 18600. Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who: (a)...

Section 18601. - 18601. Any person working for the proponent or proponents of...

Section 18602. - 18602. Any person working for the proponent or proponents of...

Section 18603. - 18603. Every person who offers or gives money or other...

Section 18604. - 18604. Upon conviction of a violation of any provision of...

ARTICLE 2 - False or Ineligible Signatures on Petition

Section 18610. - 18610. Every person who solicits any circulator to affix to...

Section 18611. - 18611. Every person is punishable by a fine not exceeding...

Section 18612. - 18612. Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who knowingly...

Section 18613. - 18613. Every person who subscribes to any initiative, referendum, or...

Section 18614. - 18614. Every person is punishable by a fine not exceeding...

ARTICLE 3 - Improper Payments to Prevent Petition Circulation and Filing

Section 18620. - 18620. Every person who seeks, solicits, bargains for, or obtains...

Section 18621. - 18621. Any proponent of an initiative or referendum measure or...

Section 18622. - 18622. Every person who offers to buy or does buy...

ARTICLE 4 - Threats and Theft to Prevent Petition Circulation and Filing

Section 18630. - 18630. Every person who threatens to commit an assault or...

Section 18631. - 18631. Every person who forcibly or by stealth takes from...

ARTICLE 5 - Refusal of Circulators to Turn in Petitions

Section 18640. - 18640. Any person working for the proponent or proponents of...

ARTICLE 6 - Misuse of Signatures on Petition

Section 18650. - 18650. No one shall knowingly or willfully permit the list...

ARTICLE 7 - False Affidavits Concerning Petitions

Section 18660. - 18660. (a) Every person is punishable by a fine not...

Section 18661. - 18661. Every public official or employee is punishable by a...

ARTICLE 8 - Filing Petitions to Defeat an Initiative or Referendum

Section 18670. - 18670. Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who, either...

Section 18671. - 18671. Any petition, or any section of a petition, filed...

ARTICLE 9 - Misuse of Campaign Funds

Section 18680. - 18680. Every person who is entrusted with money or things...

CHAPTER 8 - Obligations of Precinct Board

Section 18700. - 18700. Any voter who has filed an application for the...