California Civil Code

§ 8722

CIV § 8722 Effective Jan 1, 2011Div. 4 · Title 2 · Part 6 · Ch. 7 · Art. 3

Statute text

A bond under this chapter shall satisfy all of the following requirements:

(a)The bond shall be executed by an admitted surety insurer that is either listed in the Department of the Treasury’s Listing of Approved Sureties (Department Circular 570) or that has an A.M. Best rating of A or better and has an underwriting limitation, under Section 12090 of the Insurance Code, greater than the amount of the bond.

(b)The bond shall be in an amount not less than 15 percent of the contract price for the work of improvement or, if the work of improvement is to be substantially completed within six months after the commencement of work, not less than 25 percent of the contract price.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697 and by Section 8052.