California Civil Code ARTICLE 1 - Definitions

• Section 8000.
  Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this part.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20....
• Section 8002.
  “Admitted surety insurer” has the meaning provided in Section 995.120 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189)...
• Section 8004.
  “Claimant” means a person that has a right under this part to record a claim of lien, give a stop payment notice, or assert a...
• Section 8006.
  “Construction lender” means either of the following:(a) A mortgagee or beneficiary under a deed of trust lending funds with which the cost of all or part...
• Section 8008.
  “Contract” means an agreement that provides for all or part of a work of improvement.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective...
• Section 8010.
  “Contract price” means the price agreed to in a direct contract for a work of improvement.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189)...
• Section 8012.
  “Contractor” includes a direct contractor, subcontractor, or both. This section does not apply to Sections 8018 and 8046.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20....
• Section 8014.
  “Design professional” means a person licensed as an architect pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5500) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions...
• Section 8016.
  “Direct contract” means a contract between an owner and a direct contractor that provides for all or part of a work of improvement.(Added by Stats....
• Section 8018.
  “Direct contractor” means a contractor that has a direct contractual relationship with an owner. A reference in another statute to a “prime contractor” in connection...
• Section 8020.
  For the purposes of Title 3 (commencing with Section 9000), “funds” means warrant, check, money, or bonds (if bonds are to be issued in payment...
• Section 8022.
  “Labor, service, equipment, or material” includes, but is not limited to, labor, skills, services, material, supplies, equipment, appliances, power, and surveying, provided for a work...
• Section 8024.
  (a) “Laborer” means a person who, acting as an employee, performs labor upon, or bestows skill or other necessary services on, a work of improvement.(b) “Laborer” includes...
• Section 8026.
  “Lien” means a lien under Title 2 (commencing with Section 8160) and includes a lien of a design professional under Section 8302, a lien for...
• Section 8028.
  “Material supplier” means a person that provides material or supplies to be used or consumed in a work of improvement.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697,...
• Section 8030.
  (a) For the purposes of Title 2 (commencing with Section 8160), “payment bond” means a bond given under Section 8600.(b) For the purposes of Title 3 (commencing...
• Section 8032.
  “Person” means an individual, corporation, public entity, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, or other entity.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec....
• Section 8034.
  (a) For the purposes of Title 2 (commencing with Section 8160), “preliminary notice” means the notice provided for in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 8200) of...
• Section 8036.
  “Public entity” means the state, Regents of the University of California, a county, city, district, public authority, public agency, and any other political subdivision or...
• Section 8038.
  “Public works contract” has the meaning provided in Section 1101 of the Public Contract Code.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective...
• Section 8040.
  “Site” means the real property on which a work of improvement is situated or planned.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective...
• Section 8042.
  “Site improvement” means any of the following work on real property:(a) Demolition or removal of improvements, trees, or other vegetation.(b) Drilling test holes.(c) Grading, filling, or otherwise improving...
• Section 8044.
  (a) (1) For the purposes of Title 2 (commencing with Section 8160), “stop payment notice” means the notice given by a claimant under Chapter 5 (commencing with...
• Section 8046.
  “Subcontractor” means a contractor that does not have a direct contractual relationship with an owner. The term includes a contractor that has a contractual relationship...
• Section 8048.
  “Work” means labor, service, equipment, or material provided to a work of improvement.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective January 1,...
• Section 8050.
  (a) “Work of improvement” includes, but is not limited to:(1) Construction, alteration, repair, demolition, or removal, in whole or in part, of, or addition to, a building,...

Last modified: October 22, 2018