{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"18610","citation":"Elec. Code, § 18610","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 2. False or Ineligible Signatures on Petition [18610. - 18614.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-18/chapter-7/article-2"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.","effective":null,"html":"<p>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.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/false-or-ineligible-signatures-on-petition-18610","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}