Welf. & Inst. Code, § 4400 · Part 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION, POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT

Welf. & Inst. Code, § 4400

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

There is in the Health and Welfare Agency a State Department of Developmental Services.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.

Source of truth

Edition: As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC&sectionNum=4400.
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