{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-8814","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 8814","heading":"","body":"(a) If a direct contractor has withheld a retention from one or more subcontractors, the direct contractor shall, within 10 days after receiving all or part of a retention payment, pay to each subcontractor from whom retention has been withheld that subcontractor’s share of the payment.\n(b) If a retention received by the direct contractor is specifically designated for a particular subcontractor, the direct contractor shall pay the retention payment to the designated subcontractor, if consistent with the terms of the subcontract.\n(c) If a good faith dispute exists between the direct contractor and a subcontractor, the direct contractor may withhold from the retention to the subcontractor an amount not in excess of 150 percent of the estimated value of the disputed amount.","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 8. Prompt Payment [8800. - 8851.]","ARTICLE 2. Retention Payment [8810. - 8822.]"],"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":"07bcd36ea5a6b43bf7d0f20d10036c477bea9ffca4f65484bc9564c225afc040","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-8812","next":"us-ca/civ-8816"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}