Cal. WIC § 11477.1

This is the official text of Cal. WIC § 11477.1, part of California’s Welfare and Institutions Code — governs public social services, juvenile justice, and mental health/developmental disability services.

Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.

Official statutory text

No polygraph tests shall be administered to any applicant or recipient of aid under this chapter for the purposes of enforcement of Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, without written notice to applicant or recipient that such test is not required and without written consent thereto by such applicant or recipient.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

Need a lawyer in California?

Find a California lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the Open US Law dataset (Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine (Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.