{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"18202","citation":"Elec. Code, § 18202","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 18. PENAL PROVISIONS [18000. - 18700.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-18"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Nomination of Candidates [18200. - 18205.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-18/chapter-3"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Every person acting on behalf of a candidate is guilty of a misdemeanor who deliberately fails to file at the proper time and in the proper place any nomination paper or declaration of candidacy in his or her possession that is entitled to be filed under this code.</p>","text":"Every person acting on behalf of a candidate is guilty of a misdemeanor who deliberately fails to file at the proper time and in the proper place any nomination paper or declaration of candidacy in his or her possession that is entitled to be filed under this code.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/nomination-of-candidates-18202","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}