{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-8554","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 8554","heading":"","body":"Notwithstanding Section 583.420 of the Code of Civil Procedure, if an action to enforce payment of the claim stated in a stop payment notice is not brought to trial within two years after commencement of the action, the court may in its discretion dismiss the action for want of prosecution.","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 5. Enforcement of Claim Stated in Stop Payment Notice [8550. - 8560.]"],"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":"508509e4aa622e8f428dbaa6ed934146b5843b69644097cdd821d22e38f5fea8","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-8552","next":"us-ca/civ-8556"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}