{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-8044","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 8044","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) For the purposes of Title 2 (commencing with Section 8160), “stop payment notice” means the notice given by a claimant under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 8500) of Title 2.\n(2) A stop payment notice given under Title 2 (commencing with Section 8160) may be bonded or unbonded. A “bonded stop payment notice” is a notice given with a bond under Section 8532. An “unbonded stop payment notice” is a notice not given with a bond under Section 8532.\n(3) Except to the extent Title 2 (commencing with Section 8160) distinguishes between a bonded and an unbonded stop payment notice, a reference in that title to a stop payment notice includes both a bonded and an unbonded notice.\n(b) For the purposes of Title 3 (commencing with Section 9000), “stop payment notice” means the notice given by a claimant under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 9350) of Title 3.\n(c) A reference in another statute to a “stop notice” in connection with the remedies provided in this part means a stop payment notice.","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":"f879bcad0614456cdab2876e35aea2c0afae3886fc40cbcc34ff65373ab68e66","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-8042","next":"us-ca/civ-8046"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}