California Elections Code

§ 18544

ELEC § 18544 Effective May 27, 2026Div. 18 · Ch. 6 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)Any person in possession of a firearm or any uniformed peace officer, private guard, or security personnel or any person who is wearing a uniform of a peace officer, guard, or security personnel, who is stationed in the immediate vicinity of, or posted at, a polling place 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.

(b)This section does not apply to any of the following:

(1)An unarmed uniformed guard or security personnel who is at the polling place to cast their vote.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 10, Sec. 6. (SB 73) Effective May 27, 2026.