Section 18403 Of Chapter 5. Ballots From California Elections Code >> Division 18. >> Chapter 5.
18403
. Any person other than an elections official or a member of
the precinct board who receives a voted ballot from a voter or who
examines or solicits the voter to show his or her voted ballot is
punishable by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000), by
imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the
Penal Code for 16 months or two or three years, or in a county jail
not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment. This
section shall not apply to persons returning a vote by mail ballot
pursuant to Sections 3017 and 3021 or persons assisting a voter
pursuant to Section 14282.