Welfare and Institutions Code section 18401

This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the laws of those states which enact it.

Source: Section 18401, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=18401. (updated Jan. 1, 1965; accessed Sep. 22, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/welfare_and_institutions_code_section_18401

Original Source: Section 18401, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=18401. (last accessed May 12, 2025).