{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wic-11271","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WIC § 11271","heading":"","body":"For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:\n(a) “Restricted payment” means payment of homeless assistance benefits in the form of either of the following:\n(1) A vendor payment to the provider of shelter or utilities or both.\n(2) A two-party payment for rent or utilities, or both.\n(b) “Recipient” means a recipient of aid pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 11450.\n(c) “Two-party payment” means a check which is drawn jointly to the order of the recipient and the service provider and is negotiable only upon the endorsement of both parties.\n(d) “Vendor payment” means a voucher, or check drawn to the order of the service provider.\n(e) “Homeless assistance benefits” means benefits paid pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (f) of Section 11450 and Section 11450.4.","path":["Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC","DIVISION 9. PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES [10000. - 18999.98.]","PART 3. AID AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE [11000. - 15771.]","CHAPTER 2. California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Act [11200. - 11526.5.]","ARTICLE 2.2. Restricted Payments [11271. - 11274.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"61f56da13f8b003b887a3bbb40748126edfc044af082d5c5b059860bae972253","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wic-11270","next":"us-ca/wic-11271.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}