DIVISION 18. PENAL PROVISIONS 18000-18700›CHAPTER 5. Ballots 18400-18403
§ 18400
California Elections Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
A person who makes, uses, keeps, or furnishes to others, paper or cards watermarked or overprinted in imitation of ballot paper or ballot cards is punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months, two or three years, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 69. (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.)
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