§ 17004 Nonresident Indigent Transportation Costs

Welfare and Institutions Code·California

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•If a poor person is in a county but doesn't live there, the county can pay to send them back to where they really live.
•This only happens if there's no other money to pay for the trip.
•The county must have good reason to believe the person actually lives somewhere else.

Example

A homeless person is found in County A but has an ID showing they live in County B.

If County A has no other way to pay, they can use their own money to send the person back to County B.

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§ 17004 Nonresident Indigent Transportation Costs

If no other funds are available for the purpose, a county may incur all necessary expenses in transporting a nonresident indigent to another state or county, when information at hand reasonably tends to show that the person has a legal residence in such state or county. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1784.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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port information residence

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Welfare and Institutions Code. Section 17004.

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