Welfare and Institutions Code section 12202

The policy shall be followed of granting aid to the recipient in his own home or in some other suitable home of his own choosing in preference to placing him in an institution.

Source: Section 12202, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=12202. (updated Jan. 1, 1973; accessed Jul. 7, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/welfare_and_institutions_code_section_12202

Original Source: Section 12202, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=12202. (last accessed May 12, 2025).