{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-9456","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 9456","heading":"","body":"(a) A stop payment notice takes priority over an assignment by a direct contractor of any amount due or to become due pursuant to a public works contract, including contract changes, whether made before or after the giving of a stop payment notice, and the assignment has no effect on the rights of the claimant.\n(b) Any garnishment of an amount due or to become due pursuant to a public works contract by a creditor of a direct contractor under Article 8 (commencing with Section 708.710) of Chapter 6 of Division 2 of Title 9 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure and any statutory lien on that amount is subordinate to the rights of a claimant.","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 3. Distribution of Funds Withheld [9450. - 9456.]"],"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":"96fd022679e0c517dd7613b9896a9ef5ea17c086b774a514563d1a02849e62cb","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-9454","next":"us-ca/civ-9500"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}