{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"11001","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 11001","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES [10000. - 18999.98.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9"},{"name":"PART 3. AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE [11000. - 15771.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9/part-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [11000. - 11175.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9/part-3/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Policies and Purposes [11000. - 11023.7.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9/part-3/chapter-1/article-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.","effective":null,"html":"<p>No person receiving aid under a public assistance program shall be considered a pauper or an indigent by reason thereof, and no warrant drawn in payment of the aid given shall contain any reference to indigency or pauperism.</p>","text":"No person receiving aid under a public assistance program shall be considered a pauper or an indigent by reason thereof, and no warrant drawn in payment of the aid given shall contain any reference to indigency or pauperism.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/policies-and-purposes-11001","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}