{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"68080.5","citation":"Gov. Code, § 68080.5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070. - 77655.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-8"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [68070. - 68114.10.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-8/chapter-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 387, Sec. 4.   Effective January 1, 2002.","effective":"2002-01-01","html":"<p>(a) A person who uses or allows to be used any reproduction or facsimile of the seal of the California Supreme Court, an appellate court, or a superior court in any campaign literature or mass mailing, as defined in Section <a href=\"/gov/82041.5\">82041.5</a>, with intent to deceive the voters, is guilty of a misdemeanor.</p><p>(b) For purposes of this section, the use of a reproduction or facsimile of a seal in a manner that creates a misleading, erroneous, or false impression that the document is authorized by a public official is evidence of intent to deceive.</p>","text":"(a) A person who uses or allows to be used any reproduction or facsimile of the seal of the California Supreme Court, an appellate court, or a superior court in any campaign literature or mass mailing, as defined in Section 82041.5, with intent to deceive the voters, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) For purposes of this section, the use of a reproduction or facsimile of a seal in a manner that creates a misleading, erroneous, or false impression that the document is authorized by a public official is evidence of intent to deceive.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/general-provisions-68080-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}