Welfare and Institutions Code section 17016

(a)

An individual shall not be eligible for aid under this part if he or she is either:

(1)

Fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody and confinement after conviction, under the laws of the place from which the individual is fleeing, for a crime or an attempt to commit a crime that is a felony under the laws of the place from which the individual is fleeing, or which, in the case of the State of New Jersey, is a high misdemeanor under the laws of that state.

(2)

Violating a condition of probation or parole imposed under federal law or the law of any state.

(b)

Subdivision (a) shall not apply with respect to conduct of an individual for any month beginning after the President of the United States grants a pardon with respect to the conduct.

Source: Section 17016, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=17016.­ (updated Aug. 11, 1997; accessed Sep. 22, 2025).

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