DIVISION 18. PENAL PROVISIONS 18000-18700›CHAPTER 6. Corruption of the Voting Process 18500-18578›ARTICLE 4. Corruption of Voting 18560-18578
§ 18577
California Elections Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
Any person having charge of a completed vote by mail ballot who willfully interferes or causes interference with its return to the local elections official having jurisdiction over the election is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both the fine and imprisonment.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 508, Sec. 117. Effective January 1, 2008.)
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