California Statutes
§ 17000. — 17000. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)
California § 17000.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code WICWelfare and Institutions Code - WIC
Div. 9.DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES
Part 5.PART 5. COUNTY AID AND RELIEF TO INDIGENTS
Ch. 1.CHAPTER 1. General Provisions
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Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC Code § 17000. (2026).
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Every county and every city and county shall relieve and support all incompetent, poor, indigent persons, and those incapacitated by age, disease, or accident, lawfully resident therein, when such persons are not supported and relieved by their relatives or friends, by their own means, or by state hospitals or other state or private institutions.
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Legislative History
Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.
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