Elections Code section 18201

Any person who falsely makes or fraudulently defaces or destroys all or any part of a nomination paper, is punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months or two or three years or by both that fine and imprisonment.

Source: Section 18201, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=18201.­ (updated Apr. 4, 2011; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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