Elec. Code, § 403 · Chapter 5. Elections in 2026 through 2029
Elec. Code, § 403
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
A law enforcement officer shall not arrest any person within 200 feet of a polling place on election day during the time in which the polling place is open, except for a crime related to disrupting the operation of the polling place, a crime against a person, or a crime against property. This section does not provide legal amnesty for any crime committed within the buffer zone on election day.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 340, Sec. 2. (SB 884) Effective September 19, 2026. Repealed as of January 1, 2031, pursuant to Section 409.
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