§ 4121 Nonresident Return Costs

Welfare and Institutions Code·California

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•If someone from another state needs to be sent back, California or the person's family pays for it.
•If a California resident is sent back from another state, that other state pays for it.
•The state can use special money to pay for sending non-residents back to their home state.

Example

A person from Nevada gets sick in California and needs to go back to Nevada for treatment.

California will pay to send them back to Nevada. If a California resident is in Nevada and needs to come back, Nevada pays for their trip.

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§ 4121 Nonresident Return Costs

(a) All expenses incurred in returning these persons to other states shall be paid by this state, the person, or his or her relatives, but the expense of returning residents of this state shall be borne by the states making the returns. (b) The cost and expense incurred in effecting the transportation of these nonresident persons to the states in which they have residence shall be advanced from the funds appropriated for that purpose, or, if necessary, from the money appropriated for the care of persons who are delinquent or have mental health disorders. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 144, Sec. 68. (AB 1847) Effective January 1, 2015.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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health port residence

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Welfare and Institutions Code. Section 4121.

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