Statute · California Welfare and Institutions Code
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 17000 — General Provisions
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 17000
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Welfare and Institutions Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
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…
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Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 17000 — General Provisions is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
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.