{"data":{"id":"us-ca/elec-18304","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"ELEC § 18304","heading":"","body":"(a) Any person who uses or allows to be used any reproduction or facsimile of the seal of the county or the seal of a local government agency in any campaign literature or mass mailing, as defined in Section 82041.5 of the Government Code, with intent to deceive the voters, is guilty of a misdemeanor.\n(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.\n(c) For purposes of this section, the term “local government agency” means a school district, special or other district, or any other board, commission, or agency of local jurisdiction.","path":["Elections Code - ELEC","DIVISION 18. PENAL PROVISIONS [18000. - 18700.]","CHAPTER 4. Election Campaigns [18301. - 18390.]","ARTICLE 1. Campaign Literature [18301. - 18304.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"2fffc660aa6e7380e084a6ba1e5b613e829c4694fcfcab07c7ba811f2370eff2","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/elec-18303","next":"us-ca/elec-18310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}