Civ. Code, § 9566 · Chapter 5. Payment Bond
Civ. Code, § 9566
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) A claimant does not have a right to recover on a payment bond unless the claimant provided work to the direct contractor either directly or through one or more subcontractors pursuant to a public works contract.
(b) Nothing in this section affects the stop payment notice rights of, and relative priorities among, design professionals.
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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