{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"18301","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 18301","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 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS [18000. - 18999.98.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9/part-6"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5. The Domestic Violence Shelter-Based Programs Act [18290. - 18309.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-9/part-6/chapter-5"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 857, Sec. 4.   Effective January 1, 2007.","effective":"2007-01-01","html":"<p>In addition to any other provisions of law concerning the confidentiality of personal information collected by domestic violence shelters, a county shall not require a domestic violence shelter-based program to provide any information not enumerated in Section <a href=\"/wic/18300\">18300</a>, or require the disclosure of any information pertaining to the confidential location of a domestic violence shelter-based program or the location or identity of any shelter resident, employee, or volunteer. A county shall not require a method of data collection or recording, or impose any other requirement, that is inconsistent with the federal Violence Against Women Act (18 U.S.C. Sec. 2261 et seq.).</p>","text":"In addition to any other provisions of law concerning the confidentiality of personal information collected by domestic violence shelters, a county shall not require a domestic violence shelter-based program to provide any information not enumerated in Section 18300, or require the disclosure of any information pertaining to the confidential location of a domestic violence shelter-based program or the location or identity of any shelter resident, employee, or volunteer. A county shall not require a method of data collection or recording, or impose any other requirement, that is inconsistent with the federal Violence Against Women Act (18 U.S.C. Sec. 2261 et seq.).","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/the-domestic-violence-shelter-based-programs-act-18301","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}