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California · Through 2026-09-13

CIV § 9300

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Civil Code - CIV
  2. DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS [3274. - 9566.]
  3. PART 6. WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT [8000. - 9566.]
  4. TITLE 3. PUBLIC WORK OF IMPROVEMENT [9000. - 9566.]
  5. CHAPTER 3. Preliminary Notice [9300. - 9306.]

(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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