Pub. Contract Code, § 9201 · Chapter 9. Claims and Disputes
Pub. Contract Code, § 9201
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) A public entity shall have full authority to compromise or otherwise settle any claim relating to a contract at any time.
(b) The public entity shall include provisions in a public works contract for timely notification of the contractor of the receipt of any third-party claim, relating to the contract.
(c) The public entity shall be entitled to recover its reasonable costs incurred in providing the notification required by subdivision (b).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 315, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.
Source of truth
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- As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PCC§ionNum=9201.
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