Current through the 2024 Legislative Session.
Section 68080.5 - Use of reproduction or facsimile of court seal in campaign literature(a) A person who uses or allows to be used any reproduction or facsimile of the seal of the California Supreme Court, an appellate court, or a superior court in any campaign literature or mass mailing, as defined in Section 82041.5, with intent to deceive the voters, is guilty of a misdemeanor.(b) For purposes of this section, the use of a reproduction or facsimile of a seal in a manner that creates a misleading, erroneous, or false impression that the document is authorized by a public official is evidence of intent to deceive.Added by Stats 2001 ch 387 (AB 706), s 4, eff. 1/1/2002.