§ 18311. — 18311. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 68.)

California § 18311.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code ELEC: Elections Code - ELEC
• Div. 18.: DIVISION 18. PENAL PROVISIONS
• Ch. 4.: CHAPTER 4. Election Campaigns
• Art. 2.: ARTICLE 2. Political Party Caucuses

Text

Every person is punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months or two or three years who:
(a)
Gives or offers a bribe to any officer or member of any political convention, committee, or political gathering of any kind, held for the purpose of nominating candidates for offices of honor, trust, or profit in this state, with intent to influence the person to whom the bribe is given or offered to be more favorable to one candidate than another.
(b)
Being a member of any of the bodies mentioned in this section receives or offers to receive any bribe described in subdivision
(a).

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 68. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.