{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-8556","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 8556","heading":"","body":"A stop payment notice ceases to be effective, and a person withholding funds pursuant to the notice shall release them, in either of the following circumstances:\n(a) An action to enforce payment of the claim stated in the stop payment notice is dismissed, unless expressly stated to be without prejudice.\n(b) Judgment in an action to enforce payment of the claim stated in the stop payment notice is against the claimant.","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":"08b97dcb5dd0dda185e81ac240445962404165068284c82131eb1a9dd4ca20e7","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-8554","next":"us-ca/civ-8558"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}