§ 9400
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A direct contractor may obtain release of funds withheld pursuant to a stop payment notice under the summary proceeding provided in this article on any of the following grounds:
(a)The claim on which the notice is based is not a type for which a stop payment notice is authorized under this chapter.
(b)The claimant is not a person authorized under Section 9100 to give a stop payment notice.
(c)The amount of the claim stated in the stop payment notice is excessive.
(d)There is no basis for the claim stated in the stop payment notice.