§ 18-569. Home defined.  


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  • For the purpose of this article the term "home" is defined to mean any institution used for the reception or care of persons who are dependent or not capable of properly caring for themselves, and shall be understood to include homes for aged or infirm, orphan asylums, refuges and shelters, and also boarding homes caring for three or more women with their children when such children are less than 14 years of age.

(Code 1959, ch. 11, art. XIV; Code 1979, § 10-121)