CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.

§§ 17000–17030.1 · 27 sections

§ 17000 Every county and every city and county shall relieve and support all incompetent, poor, indigent persons, and those incapacitated by age, disease, or accident,…
§ 17000.5 (a) The board of supervisors in any county may adopt a general assistance standard of aid, including the value of in-kind aid which includes, but is not…
§ 17000.51 (a) Notwithstanding the decision in Caulk v. Superior Court, CO15355, June 27, 1997, a county’s discretion granted pursuant to Section 17000.5 to include, as…
§ 17000.6 (a) The board of supervisors of any county may adopt a standard of aid below the level established in Section 17000.5 if the Commission on State Mandates makes…
§ 17001 The board of supervisors of each county, or the agency authorized by county charter, shall adopt standards of aid and care for the indigent and dependent poor…
§ 17001.5 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including, but not limited to, Section 17000.5, the board of supervisors of each county, or the agency…
§ 17001.51 (a) A county may require adult applicants and recipients of benefits under the general assistance program to undergo screening for substance abuse when it is…
§ 17001.6 (a) To the extent not inconsistent with federal law, a county may require the legal sponsor of a person who is not a citizen or national of the United States…
§ 17001.7 (a) In adopting standards of aid and care for the indigent and dependent poor of the county or city and county, the board of supervisors or the agency…
§ 17001.8 (a) In adopting standards of aid for general assistance for the indigent and dependent poor of the county or city and county, the board of supervisors or the…
§ 17001.9 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part: (1) As a condition of providing nonemergency medical care to an indigent and dependent adult resident of…
§ 17002 The boards of supervisors may establish almshouses and county farms, prescribe rules and regulations for their government and management, and appoint the…
§ 17003 Every county may give such emergency relief to dependent nonresidents as the respective boards of supervisors deem necessary.
§ 17004 If no other funds are available for the purpose, a county may incur all necessary expenses in transporting a nonresident indigent to another state or county,…
§ 17005 If a dispute occurs between counties as to the responsibility for an indigent, either county may submit the dispute to the department. The decision of the…
§ 17006 (a) The board of supervisors of every county as a board, or by committee or by any person or society as it may authorize, shall investigate every application…
§ 17006.1 Section 17006 does not prohibit sharing of confidential information for purposes directly connected with the administration of relief from the funds of any…
§ 17006.5 (a) Notwithstanding Section 17006, the board, officer, committee, person, or society having custody of the records cited in Section 17006 may disclose to any…
§ 17007 No fee shall be charged by any public officer for filing any petition for guardianship or conservatorship under the provisions of Section 17403, or for any…
§ 17008 In cases in which an indigent has an interest in the real property upon which he resides, a county may allow an amount that would otherwise be included in his…
§ 17009 The board of supervisors may provide for the burial or cremation of the indigent dead and may provide for the maintenance of the graves of such dead.
§ 17015 (a) Subject to subdivision (b), the board of supervisors of each county or the agency authorized by county charter may deny eligibility for aid under this part…
§ 17016 (a) An individual shall not be eligible for aid under this part if he or she is either: (1) Fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody and confinement after…
§ 17020 Any person who is eligible for aid under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3 shall not be eligible for monthly payments provided pursuant to…
§ 17021 (a) Any individual who is not eligible for aid under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3 as a result of the 48-month limitation specified in… see note
§ 17030 Nothing in Section 10000, 17000, or 17001 or any other provision of law shall require any county or city and county to provide or pay for a service reduced or…
§ 17030.1 Nothing in Section 10000, 17000, or 17001 or any other provision of law shall require any county or city and county to provide or pay for a service reduced or…