{"data":{"id":"us-ca/elec-18400","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"ELEC § 18400","heading":"","body":"A person who makes, uses, keeps, or furnishes to others, paper or cards watermarked or overprinted in imitation of ballot paper or ballot cards is punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for 16 months, two or three years, or by both that fine and imprisonment.","path":["Elections Code - ELEC","DIVISION 18. PENAL PROVISIONS [18000. - 18700.]","CHAPTER 5. Ballots [18400. - 18403.]"],"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":"df15e9dabb42457b314690ec3a30234cd9392d1485f049bda3eb4a33420afb39","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/elec-18390","next":"us-ca/elec-18401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}