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California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
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Civil Code - CIV |
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Division 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Part 6. WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT |
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Title 3. PUBLIC WORK OF IMPROVEMENT |
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Chapter 3. Preliminary Notice |
Section 9300.
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, before giving a stop payment notice or asserting a claim against a payment bond, a claimant shall give preliminary notice to the following persons:
(1) The public entity.
(2) The direct contractor to which the claimant provides work.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a):
(1) A laborer is not required to give preliminary notice.
(2) A claimant that has a direct contractual relationship with a direct contractor is not required to give preliminary notice.
(c) Compliance with this section is a necessary prerequisite to the validity of a stop payment notice under this title.
(d) Compliance with this section or with Section 9562 is a necessary prerequisite to the validity of a claim against a payment bond under this title.