Section 18577 Of Article 4. Corruption Of Voting From California Elections Code >> Division 18. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 4.

. Any person having charge of a completed vote by mail ballot who willfully interferes or causes interference with its return to the local elections official having jurisdiction over the election is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by both the fine and imprisonment.