{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-9402","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 9402","heading":"","body":"The direct contractor shall serve on the public entity an affidavit, together with a copy of the affidavit, in compliance with the requirements of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 8100) of Title 1, that includes all of the following information:\n(a) An allegation of the grounds for release of the funds and a statement of the facts supporting the allegation.\n(b) A demand for the release of all or the portion of the funds that are alleged to be withheld improperly or in an excessive amount.\n(c) A statement of the address of the contractor within the state for the purpose of permitting service by mail on the contractor of any notice or document.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS [3274. - 9566.]","PART 6. WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT [8000. - 9566.]","TITLE 3. PUBLIC WORK OF IMPROVEMENT [9000. - 9566.]","CHAPTER 4. Stop Payment Notice [9350. - 9510.]","ARTICLE 2. Summary Proceeding for Release of Funds [9400. - 9414.]"],"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":"f43663730510c4f9e4c19b910994ced5f6286c368c51124334f81535f7e2fd56","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-9400","next":"us-ca/civ-9404"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}