Every person who forcibly or by stealth takes from the possession of a circulator any initiative, referendum, or recall petition on which one or more persons have affixed their signatures is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Cal. Elec. Code § 18631
Threats and Theft to Prevent Petition Circulation and Filing
Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.