{"code":"MVC","codeName":"Military and Veterans Code","section":"851","citation":"Mil. & Vet. Code, § 851","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 4. VETERANS' AID AND WELFARE [690. - 1008.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/military-and-veterans-code/division-4"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3.5. California National Guard Surviving Spouses and Children Relief Act of 2004 [850. - 852.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/military-and-veterans-code/division-4/chapter-3.5"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 547, Sec. 2.   Effective January 1, 2005.   Note: This section prescribed conditions for operation of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 850), which were satisfied in Section 852, as added September 22, 2005, by Stats. 2005, Ch. 342.","effective":"2005-01-01","html":"<p>This chapter shall become operative upon the operative date of an appropriation by the Legislature for the purpose of funding the payments of military benefits, as required by this chapter.</p>","text":"This chapter shall become operative upon the operative date of an appropriation by the Legislature for the purpose of funding the payments of military benefits, as required by this chapter.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/military-and-veterans-code/california-national-guard-surviving-spouses-and-children-851","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}