Welfare and Institutions Code section 14522

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in Part 7 (commencing with Section 14000) of this part and in Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 1570) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code shall govern the construction of this chapter.

Source: Section 14522, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=14522. (updated Jan. 1, 1977; accessed Jun. 18, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/welfare_and_institutions_code_section_14522

Original Source: Section 14522, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=14522. (last accessed May 12, 2025).