DIVISION 18. PENAL PROVISIONS 18000-18700›CHAPTER 7. Initiative, Referendum, and Recall 18600-18680›ARTICLE 2. False or Ineligible Signatures on Petition 18610-18614

§ 18610

California Elections Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Every person who solicits any circulator to affix to any initiative, referendum, or recall petition any false or forged signature, or to cause or permit a false or forged signature to be affixed, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

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