The State Department of Developmental Services succeeds to and is vested with the duties, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction exercised by the State Department of Health with respect to developmental disabilities on the date immediately prior to the date this section becomes operative.

(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)

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Terms Used In California Welfare and Institutions Code 4406

  • Department: means the State Department of Developmental Services. See California Welfare and Institutions Code 4401
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
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