Statute · California Elections Code
Cal. Elec. Code § 18630 — Threats and Theft to Prevent Petition Circulation and Filing
Cal. Elec. Code § 18630
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Elections Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
Every person who threatens to commit an assault or battery on a person circulating a referendum, initiative, or recall petition or on a relative of a person circulating a referendum, initiative, or recall petition or to inflict damage on the property of the circulator or the relative, with the…
Citator
Cal. Elec. Code § 18630 — Threats and Theft to Prevent Petition Circulation and Filing is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
Every person who threatens to commit an assault or battery on a person circulating a referendum, initiative, or recall petition or on a relative of a person circulating a referendum, initiative, or recall petition or to inflict damage on the property of the circulator or the relative, with the intent to dissuade the circulator from circulating the petition or in retribution for the circulation, is guilty of a misdemeanor.