Welfare and Institutions Code section 10954

The director or administrative law judge conducting the hearing, shall have all of the powers and authority conferred upon the head of a department in Article 2 (commencing with Section 11180) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

Source: Section 10954, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=10954. (updated Jul. 17, 1986; accessed Oct. 20, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/welfare_and_institutions_code_section_10954

Original Source: Section 10954, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=10954. (last accessed May 12, 2025).