California · Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC

WIC §11174: The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the public interest and necessary for the public welfare to provide assistance to certain needy persons of limited income and resources in the payment

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The Legislature declares it is in the public interest to provide financial assistance to needy persons with limited income and resources.

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The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the public interest and necessary for the public welfare to provide assistance to certain needy persons of limited income and resources in the payment of delinquent property taxes. It is further found and declared that such assistance may in some cases be most appropriately provided through the limitation of escape assessments and the cancellation of such assessments, or by a combination of limitation or cancellation, and assistance payments, rather than merely through assistance payments.

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