{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-8508","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 8508","heading":"","body":"A stop payment notice is not valid unless both of the following conditions are satisfied:\n(a) The claimant gave preliminary notice to the extent required by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 8200).\n(b) The claimant gave the stop payment notice before expiration of the time within which a claim of lien must be recorded under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 8400).","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS [3274. - 9566.]","PART 6. WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT [8000. - 9566.]","TITLE 2. PRIVATE WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT [8160. - 8851.]","CHAPTER 5. Stop Payment Notice [8500. - 8560.]","ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [8500. - 8510.]"],"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":"5f676d3a3c7b3dc531c295482d27d5b63306f38659a2c7d35a88962ddfcbc605","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-8506","next":"us-ca/civ-8510"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}