{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"16172","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 16172","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 4. SERVICES FOR THE CARE OF CHILDREN [16000. - 16589.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9/part-4"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2.6. Interstate Adoption Assistance Agreements [16170. - 16177.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9/part-4/chapter-2.6"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 887, Sec. 9.   Effective January 1, 2000.","effective":"2000-01-01","html":"<p>As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:</p><p>(a) “Adoption assistance state” means the state that is signatory to an adoption assistance agreement in a particular case.</p><p>(b) “Residence state” means the state where the child is living.</p><p>(c) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or a territory or possession of or administered by the United States.</p>","text":"As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (a) “Adoption assistance state” means the state that is signatory to an adoption assistance agreement in a particular case. (b) “Residence state” means the state where the child is living. (c) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or a territory or possession of or administered by the United States.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/interstate-adoption-assistance-agreements-16172","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}