Elections Code section 18577

Any person having charge of a completed vote by mail ballot who willfully interferes or causes interference with its return to the local elections official having jurisdiction over the election is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both the fine and imprisonment.

Source: Section 18577, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=ELEC§ionNum=18577.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2008; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

Last Updated

Jan. 1, 2008

§ 18577’s source at ca​.gov