California Civil Code

§ 9552

CIV § 9552 Effective Jan 1, 2011Div. 4 · Title 3 · Part 6 · Ch. 5

Statute text

If a payment bond is not given and approved as required by Section 9550:

(a)Neither the public entity awarding the public works contract nor any officer of the public entity shall audit, allow, or pay a claim of the direct contractor pursuant to the contract.

(b)A claimant shall receive payment of a claim pursuant to a stop payment notice in the manner provided by Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 9350).

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.