California Code
PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 8 - Relief Law of 1945

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 18450. - 18450. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 18451. - 18451. The provisions of this chapter (except the provisions of...

Section 18452. - 18452. After the provisions of this chapter become operative, the...

Section 18453. - 18453. As used in this chapter, the terms defined in...

Section 18454. - 18454. “Department” means the State Department of Social Services. (Amended...

Section 18455. - 18455. “Aid” means state financial assistance to counties for the...

Section 18456. - 18456. “Relief” means assistance in cash or in kind provided...

Section 18457. - 18457. In accordance with the provisions of this chapter, every...

Section 18458. - 18458. For the purposes of this chapter, a resident of...

Section 18459. - 18459. For the purposes of this chapter, a person who...

Section 18460. - 18460. A county may incur all necessary expenses in transporting...

ARTICLE 2 - Administration

Section 18470. - 18470. The direct administration of this chapter shall be carried...

Section 18471. - 18471. The department shall: (a) Establish minimum and maximum standards...

Section 18472. - 18472. The department shall from time to time fix for...

Section 18473. - 18473. In determining and redetermining budgets and standards, the department...

Section 18474. - 18474. Relief may be granted in cash or in kind,...

Section 18475. - 18475. All income received by a person or family, regardless...

Section 18476. - 18476. In administering any funds appropriated or made available to...

Section 18477. - 18477. If any county fails to comply with the provisions...

Section 18478. - 18478. The department may operate the relief administration in any...

ARTICLE 3 - Procedure

Section 18490. - 18490. Application for relief may be made to the county...

Section 18491. - 18491. The board of supervisors of every county as a...

Section 18492. - 18492. Persons eligible for relief, who are residents of the...

Section 18493. - 18493. In case of dispute between two or more counties...

Section 18494. - 18494. If any applicant or recipient is dissatisfied with the...

Section 18496. - 18496. Whenever an applicant or recipient loses an appeal made...

ARTICLE 4 - Eligibility

Section 18500. - 18500. Relief shall be provided only to persons who are...

Section 18501. - 18501. As a condition to the grant or continuance of...

Section 18502. - 18502. Persons who are eligible for aid to the aged...

Section 18503. - 18503. No person shall be considered a needy person who...

Section 18504. - 18504. No person is eligible for relief who, being physically...

ARTICLE 5 - Responsibility for Repayment

Section 18510. - 18510. Relief granted to any person who is not entitled...

Section 18511. - 18511. If the spouse, parent, or adult child of any...

ARTICLE 6 - Payment of Relief Costs

Section 18520. - 18520. The provisions of this chapter providing for state payments...

Section 18521. - 18521. (a) Until the rate of county expenditure for the...

Section 18522. - 18522. During such time as grants-in-aid are provided or made...

Section 18523. - 18523. The method of computing and paying the amounts provided...

Section 18524. - 18524. Reports of payments of relief and of payments for...