{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-9566","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 9566","heading":"","body":"(a) A claimant does not have a right to recover on a payment bond unless the claimant provided work to the direct contractor either directly or through one or more subcontractors pursuant to a public works contract.\n(b) Nothing in this section affects the stop payment notice rights of, and relative priorities among, design professionals.","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 5. Payment Bond [9550. - 9566.]"],"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":"e17d15b37f243dd9ce9186a223590027779d90ee440f60d11e11e62cb35a31f2","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-9564","next":"us-ca/com-1101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}