California Statutes
§ 18403. — 18403. (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 161, Sec. 35.)
California § 18403.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code ELECElections Code - ELEC
Div. 18.DIVISION 18. PENAL PROVISIONS
Ch. 5.CHAPTER 5. Ballots
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Cal. Elections Code - ELEC Code § 18403. (2026).
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Any person other than an elections official or a member of the precinct board who receives a voted ballot from a voter or who examines or solicits the voter to show their voted ballot is punishable by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months or two or three years, or in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment. This section does
not apply to persons returning a vote by mail ballot pursuant to
Section 3017 or persons assisting a voter pursuant to Section 14282.
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Legislative History
Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 161, Sec. 35. (AB 2608) Effective August 22, 2022.
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