{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"5","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"GENERAL PROVISIONS","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/general-provisions"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 369.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Unless the context otherwise requires, the general provisions hereinafter set forth shall govern the construction of this code.</p>","text":"Unless the context otherwise requires, the general provisions hereinafter set forth shall govern the construction of this code.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/general-provisions-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}