Article 6. Misuse Of Signatures On Petition of California Elections Code >> Division 18. >> Chapter 7. >> Article 6.

No one shall knowingly or willfully permit the list of signatures on an initiative, referendum, or recall petition to be used for any purpose other than qualification of the initiative or referendum measure or recall question for the ballot, except as provided in Section 6253.5 of the Government Code. Violation of this section is a misdemeanor.