Welfare and Institutions Code section 11016

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person for whom federal financial participation is available shall be denied benefits, for which federal financial participation is available, solely because such person is incarcerated in a county or city jail or juvenile detention facility.

Source: Section 11016, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=11016. (updated May 9, 1980; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/welfare_and_institutions_code_section_11016

Original Source: Section 11016, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=11016. (last accessed May 12, 2025).