California Statutes
§ 18622. — 18622. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
California § 18622.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code ELECElections Code - ELEC
Div. 18.DIVISION 18. PENAL PROVISIONS
Ch. 7.CHAPTER 7. Initiative, Referendum, and Recall
Art. 3.ARTICLE 3. Improper Payments to Prevent Petition Circulation and Filing
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Cal. Elections Code - ELEC Code § 18622. (2026).
Text
Every person who offers to buy or does buy from a circulator any referendum, initiative, or recall petition on which one or more persons have affixed their signatures is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both. This section is not intended to prohibit compensation of a circulator, for his or her services, by a proponent of the petition or his or her agent.
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Legislative History
Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.
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