{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-8018","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 8018","heading":"","body":"“Direct contractor” means a contractor that has a direct contractual relationship with an owner. A reference in another statute to a “prime contractor” in connection with the provisions in this part means a “direct contractor.”","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS [3274. - 9566.]","PART 6. WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT [8000. - 9566.]","TITLE 1. WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT GENERALLY [8000. - 8154.]","CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [8000. - 8066.]","ARTICLE 1. Definitions [8000. - 8050.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"e0970cf530602941b56aec2e7904d72c84f7866d246f918a3b6f471730dd3a7a","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-8016","next":"us-ca/civ-8020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}