Welf. & Inst. Code, § 10000 · Chapter 1. General Provisions
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 10000
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The purpose of this division is to provide for protection, care, and assistance to the people of the state in need thereof, and to promote the welfare and happiness of all of the people of the state by providing appropriate aid and services to all of its needy and distressed. It is the legislative intent that aid shall be administered and services provided promptly and humanely, with due regard for the preservation of family life, and without discrimination on account of ancestry, marital status, political affiliation, or any characteristic listed or defined in Section 11135 of the Government Code. That aid shall be so administered and services so provided, to the extent not in conflict with federal law, as to encourage self-respect, self-reliance, and the desire to be a good citizen, useful to society.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 568, Sec. 51. Effective January 1, 2008.
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Cited by 4 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Welf. & Inst. Code, § 10000. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Welfare and Institutions Code
- Welf. & Inst. Code, § 24Printed as Sections 17.1, 739, 883, 1050, 1711, 1760.4, 10000, 10617, 11250.5, 11307, 11310, 11325, 17102 and 18907
- Welf. & Inst. Code, § 10072Printed as Sections 10000 and 18900
- Welf. & Inst. Code, § 17030Printed as Section 10000, 17000, or 17001
- Welf. & Inst. Code, § 17030.1Printed as Section 10000, 17000, or 17001
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