Civ. Code, § 9362 · Article 1. General Provisions
Civ. Code, § 9362
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Not later than 10 days after each of the following events, the public entity shall give notice to a claimant that has given a stop payment notice of the time within which an action to enforce payment of the claim stated in the stop payment notice must be commenced:
(1) Completion of a public works contract, whether by acceptance or cessation.
(2) Recordation of a notice of cessation or completion.
(b) The notice shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 8100) of Title 1.
(c) A public entity need not give notice under this section unless the claimant has paid the public entity ten dollars ($10) at the time of giving the stop payment notice.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
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.
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