Welfare and Institutions Code section 18459

For the purposes of this chapter, a person who is a resident of the state is a resident of the county in which he has resided continuously for one year immediately preceding his application for relief.

Source: Section 18459, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=18459. (updated Jan. 1, 1965; accessed Sep. 1, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/welfare_and_institutions_code_section_18459

Original Source: Section 18459, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WIC§ionNum=18459. (last accessed May 12, 2025).