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California Statutes § 2173 Criminal penalties for committing fraud in execution of conditional voter registration; civil fine

⤴ Up to Article 4.5: Conditional Voter Registration

Statute Text

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person who commits fraud in the execution of a conditional voter registration pursuant to this article shall be punishable by imprisonment in the county jail for up to one year, or a fine up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(b) In addition to the criminal penalties prescribed in subdivision (a), a person who commits fraud in the execution of a conditional voter registration pursuant to this article shall be subject to a civil fine of an amount up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). An action for a civil penalty under this subdivision may be brought by the Secretary of State or any public prosecutor with jurisdiction.
(c) Nothing in this section shall preclude the prosecution of a person under any other applicable provision of law.

History

Added by Stats 2012 ch 497 ( AB 1436 ) , s 2 , eff. 1/1/2013 , operative on January 1 of the year following the year in which the Secretary of State certifies that the state has a statewide voter registration database that complies with the requirements of the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 42 U.S.C. Sec. 15301 et seq.). Certification issued 9/26/2016.

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