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Code · California · Civil Code

§ 9300

125 words·~1 min read·/ca/civil-code/9300

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(a)Except as otherwise provided by statute, before giving a stop payment notice or asserting a claim against a payment bond, a claimant shall give preliminary notice to the following persons:
(1)The public entity.
(2)The direct contractor to which the claimant provides work.
(b)Notwithstanding subdivision (a):
(1)A laborer is not required to give preliminary notice.
(2)A claimant that has a direct contractual relationship with a direct contractor is not required to give preliminary notice.
(c)Compliance with this section is a necessary prerequisite to the validity of a stop payment notice under this title.
(d)Compliance with this section or with Section 9562 is a necessary prerequisite to the validity of a claim against a payment bond under this title.
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