{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"18603","citation":"Elec. Code, § 18603","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 7. Initiative, Referendum, and Recall [18600. - 18680.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-18/chapter-7"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Improper Signature-Gathering Tactics [18600. - 18604.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-18/chapter-7/article-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 714, Sec. 26.   Effective January 1, 1997.","effective":"1997-01-01","html":"<p>Every person who offers or gives money or other valuable consideration to another in exchange for his or her signature on a state, county, municipal, or district initiative, referendum, or recall petition is guilty of a misdemeanor.</p>","text":"Every person who offers or gives money or other valuable consideration to another in exchange for his or her signature on a state, county, municipal, or district initiative, referendum, or recall petition is guilty of a misdemeanor.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/improper-signature-gathering-tactics-18603","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}