{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"18403","citation":"Elec. Code, § 18403","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 5. Ballots [18400. - 18403.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-18/chapter-5"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 161, Sec. 35.   (AB 2608)   Effective August 22, 2022.","effective":"2022-08-22","html":"<p>Any person other than an elections official or a member of the precinct board who receives a voted ballot from a voter or who examines or solicits the voter to show their voted ballot is punishable by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section <a href=\"/pen/1170\">1170</a> of the Penal Code for 16 months or two or three years, or in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment. This section does not apply to persons returning a vote by mail ballot pursuant to Section <a href=\"/elec/3017\">3017</a> or persons assisting a voter pursuant to Section <a href=\"/elec/14282\">14282</a>.</p>","text":"Any person other than an elections official or a member of the precinct board who receives a voted ballot from a voter or who examines or solicits the voter to show their voted ballot is punishable by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months or two or three years, or in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment. This section does not apply to persons returning a vote by mail ballot pursuant to Section 3017 or persons assisting a voter pursuant to Section 14282.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/ballots-18403","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}