CHAPTER 8. Relief Law of 1945

Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.

§§ 18450–18524 · 38 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 18450–18460 · 11 sections

   • § 18450 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Relief Law of 1945.
   • § 18451 The provisions of this chapter (except the provisions of this section) are suspended and continue suspended from operation until the occurrence of an economic…
   • § 18452 After the provisions of this chapter become operative, the provisions of Part 5 of this division, relating to county aid and relief to indigents, shall not…
   • § 18453 As used in this chapter, the terms defined in this article have the meanings set forth in this article.
   • § 18454 “Department” means the State Department of Social Services.
   • § 18455 “Aid” means state financial assistance to counties for the direct cost of relief and the cost of administration thereof.
   • § 18456 “Relief” means assistance in cash or in kind provided to individuals or families to relieve hardship and destitution. Relief to a person includes relief to his…
   • § 18457 In accordance with the provisions of this chapter, every county shall provide relief to needy persons who are residents of this state.
   • § 18458 For the purposes of this chapter, a resident of the state is a person who comes within all of the following descriptions: (a) Who has lived continuously in the…
   • § 18459 For the purposes of this chapter, a person who is a resident of the state is a resident of the county in which he has resided continuously for one year…
   • § 18460 A county may incur all necessary expenses in transporting a nonresident applicant for or recipient of relief under this chapter to another state or county,…
2. ARTICLE 2. Administration §§ 18470–18478 · 9 sections

   • § 18470 The direct administration of this chapter shall be carried out by the boards of supervisors of the several counties, directly or through their authorized…
   • § 18471 The department shall: (a) Establish minimum and maximum standards for the amount and form of relief, on a budgetary basis, as provided in Sections 18472,…
   • § 18472 The department shall from time to time fix for each county maximum and minimum relief case budgets within the range of which the board of supervisors may…
   • § 18473 In determining and redetermining budgets and standards, the department may give consideration to living costs and may establish budgets and standards varying…
   • § 18474 Relief may be granted in cash or in kind, but relief may be granted in kind only after the method has been approved by the department.
   • § 18475 All income received by a person or family, regardless of source, shall be considered in determining the amount of relief to be provided.
   • § 18476 In administering any funds appropriated or made available to the department for disbursement through the counties for relief purposes, the department shall:…
   • § 18477 If any county fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations or orders of the department for the administration of relief by…
   • § 18478 The department may operate the relief administration in any county after the denial of financial assistance to the county in accordance with the provisions of…
3. ARTICLE 3. Procedure §§ 18490–18496 · 6 sections

   • § 18490 Application for relief may be made to the county of which the applicant is a resident, or, in the case of an applicant who is a resident of the state but who…
   • § 18491 The board of supervisors of every county as a board, or by committee or by such person as it may authorize, shall investigate every application for relief…
   • § 18492 Persons eligible for relief, who are residents of the state and residents of the county in which they apply for relief, shall be granted relief by the county…
   • § 18493 In case of dispute between two or more counties as to the responsibility for any person, or in case of dispute between a county and the department, either may…
   • § 18494 If any applicant or recipient is dissatisfied with the action of the board of supervisors, he shall, upon filing a petition with the department, have the right…
   • § 18496 Whenever an applicant or recipient loses an appeal made pursuant to Section 18494, the applicant or recipient shall be liable for any amount paid pending the…
4. ARTICLE 4. Eligibility §§ 18500–18504 · 5 sections

   • § 18500 Relief shall be provided only to persons who are in need, as determined by an investigation as prescribed by the department. Subject to the rules and…
   • § 18501 As a condition to the grant or continuance of relief, the county may require the recipient to perform work provided by the county. Such work shall not be or…
   • § 18502 Persons who are eligible for aid to the aged under the Old Age Security Law, aid to the blind, aid to the disabled, or aid to families with dependent children…
   • § 18503 No person shall be considered a needy person who has made any voluntary assignment or transfer of property for the purpose of qualifying for relief, and any…
   • § 18504 No person is eligible for relief who, being physically capable thereof, refuses suitable employment. The department shall define “suitable employment,” but no…
5. ARTICLE 5. Responsibility for Repayment §§ 18510–18511 · 2 sections

   • § 18510 Relief granted to any person who is not entitled thereto under the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a debt of the recipient, to the amount of such…
   • § 18511 If the spouse, parent, or adult child of any recipient of relief is financially able to contribute to the support of the recipient, such relative is liable to…
6. ARTICLE 6. Payment of Relief Costs §§ 18520–18524 · 5 sections

   • § 18520 The provisions of this chapter providing for state payments to counties do not constitute appropriations of money from the State Treasury, and no provision of…
   • § 18521 (a) Until the rate of county expenditure for the direct and administrative costs of welfare activities under this chapter exceeds, on a fiscal year basis…
   • § 18522 During such time as grants-in-aid are provided or made available by the United States government for either direct costs or administrative costs of welfare…
   • § 18523 The method of computing and paying the amounts provided for in Sections 18521 and 18522 for each quarter shall be as follows: (a) The department shall, prior…
   • § 18524 Reports of payments of relief and of payments for the cost of administration thereof made under this chapter shall be presented by the respective counties at…