California Civil Code ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

• Section 8500.
  The rights of all persons furnishing work for any work of improvement, with respect to any fund for payment of construction costs, are governed exclusively...
• Section 8502.
  (a) A stop payment notice shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 8100) of Title 1, and shall be signed and verified...
• Section 8504.
  A claimant that willfully gives a false stop payment notice or that willfully includes in the notice a demand to withhold for work that has...
• Section 8506.
  (a) A stop payment notice to an owner shall be given to the owner or to the owner’s architect, if any.(b) A stop payment notice to a...
• Section 8508.
  A stop payment notice is not valid unless both of the following conditions are satisfied:(a) The claimant gave preliminary notice to the extent required by Chapter...
• Section 8510.
  (a) A person may obtain release of funds withheld pursuant to a stop payment notice by giving the person withholding the funds a release bond.(b) A release...

Last modified: October 22, 2018