{"data":{"id":"us-ca/elec-18610","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"ELEC § 18610","heading":"","body":"Every person who solicits any circulator to affix to any initiative, referendum, or recall petition any false or forged signature, or to cause or permit a false or forged signature to be affixed, is guilty of a misdemeanor.","path":["Elections Code - ELEC","DIVISION 18. PENAL PROVISIONS [18000. - 18700.]","CHAPTER 7. Initiative, Referendum, and Recall [18600. - 18680.]","ARTICLE 2. False or Ineligible Signatures on Petition [18610. - 18614.]"],"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":"4ae3512399cf7826eaca9a5571910f9666ac35b3ce97224b5083615f214bf972","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/elec-18604","next":"us-ca/elec-18611"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}