Welfare and Institutions Code section 12551

Special circumstances shall also include special needs as provided in Section 11023 and 11023.1.

This section shall become operative on July 1, 1998.

Source: Section 12551, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=12551. (updated Oct. 3, 1997; accessed Jul. 28, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/welfare_and_institutions_code_section_12551

Original Source: Section 12551, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=12551. (last accessed May 12, 2025).