California · Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC
WIC §11007: Aid granted to a recipient of public assistance shall not constitute a lien upon any property of the recipient.
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Aid granted to a recipient of public assistance shall not constitute a lien upon any property of the recipient. The cost of hospitalization furnished by a county to the recipient shall not constitute a lien against the personal property or personal effects of the recipient, or against an interment plot as defined in Section 7022 of the Health and Safety Code. The cost of hospitalization furnished by a county to a recipient, other than a recipient of aid to families with dependent children, on or after May 21, 1963, and any judgment obtained by a county against the recipient to obtain repayment of such costs, shall not constitute a lien against the real property of the recipient, and no lien shall be taken therefor.
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