California Codes > Welfare and Institutions Code > General Provisions California Codes > Welfare and Institutions Code > General Provisions Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates | Other versions § 1 This act shall be known as the Welfare and Institutions Code. § 2 The provisions of this code, in so far as they are substantially the … § 3 All persons who, at the time this code goes into effect, hold office … § 4 No action or proceeding commenced before this code takes effect, and … § 5 Unless the context otherwise requires, the general provisions … § 6 Division, part, chapter, article, and section headings contained … § 7 Whenever, by the provisions of this code, a power is granted to a … § 8 Writing includes any form of recorded message capable of … § 9 Whenever any reference is made to any portion of this code or of any … § 10 “Section” means a section of this code unless some other statute is … § 11 The present tense includes the past and future tenses, and the future … § 12 The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter. § 12.2 “Spouse” includes “registered domestic partner,” as required by … § 13 The singular number includes the plural, and the plural number … § 14 “County” includes “city and county.” § 15 “Shall” is mandatory and “may” is permissive. § 16 “Oath” includes affirmation. § 17 “Signature” or “subscription” includes mark when the signer or … § 17.1 Unless otherwise provided under the provisions of this code, to the … § 18 If any provision of this code, or the application thereof to any … § 19 It is the purpose of this code, in establishing programs and services … § 19.1 The purpose of the public social services for which state … § 21 (a) Whenever any reference is made in any provision of this code … § 22 Whenever in any provision of law there is a reference to Chapter 1 … § 23 Whenever in any provision of law there is a reference to Chapter 1 … § 24 The provisions of Chapter 1129 of the Statutes of 1975 amending … § 26 (a) For purposes of this code, “assessed value” means 25 percent … § 27 Each agency and department responsible for listing in regulations the … Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.
