Civ. Code, § 9500 · Article 4. Enforcement of Payment of Claim Stated in Stop Payment Notice
Civ. Code, § 9500
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) A claimant may not enforce payment of the claim stated in a stop payment notice unless the claimant has complied with all of the following conditions:
(1) The claimant has given preliminary notice to the extent required by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 9300).
(2) The claimant has given the stop payment notice within the time provided in Section 9356.
(b) The claim filing procedures of Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code do not apply to an action under this article.
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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