Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 10831
CalWORKs Identity Verification
Redline — January 1, 2019 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2021
As of January 1, 2019
(a) The department shall implement and maintain a nonbiometric identity verification method in the CalWORKs program. It is the intent of the Legislature to codify additional details regarding this method so that recipients of aid, other than dependent children, will be required, as a condition of eligibility, to cooperate with this method.
(a) The department shall implement and maintain nonbiometric identity verification methods in the CalWORKs program. The methods approved by the department as of July 1, 2018, satisfy this requirement.
(b) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2020, and as of January 1, 2021, is repealed.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), commencing July 1, 2021, for purposes of identity verification, a CalWORKs applicant or recipient may provide proof of identity via videoconferencing or any other electronic means that allows for a visual interaction between the applicant or recipient and county eligibility staff. Verification conducted in this manner shall satisfy any inperson identification requirement.
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