{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-205.01","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 4-205.01","heading":"Eligibility for public assistance.","body":"(a)\nPublic assistance may be awarded to, or on behalf of, any needy individual who is eligible for one of the categories of public assistance established by subchapter II of this chapter.\n\n(b)\nNotwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, no person shall be rendered ineligible for public assistance by reason of a civil violation of § 48-1201.","path":["Title 4. Public Care Systems.","Chapter 2. Public Assistance.","Subchapter V. Public Assistance Programs."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/4-205.01","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"984eadd801e6096b361f79bf9d0cbd2acecf815c7faee5e7ea2e7130c5de0a66","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-204.91","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-4-205.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}