California Civil Code ARTICLE 4 - Enforcement of Payment of Claim Stated in Stop Payment Notice

• Section 9500.
  (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...
• Section 9502.
  (a) The claimant shall commence an action against the public entity and the direct contractor to enforce payment of the claim stated in a stop payment...
• Section 9504.
  Within five days after commencement of an action to enforce payment of the claim stated in a stop payment notice, the claimant shall give notice...
• Section 9506.
  If more than one claimant has given a stop payment notice:(a) Any number of claimants may join in the same enforcement action.(b) If claimants commence separate actions,...
• Section 9508.
  Notwithstanding Section 583.420 of the Code of Civil Procedure, if an action to enforce payment of the claim stated in a stop payment notice is...
• Section 9510.
  A stop payment notice ceases to be effective, and the public entity shall release funds withheld, in either of the following circumstances:(a) An action to enforce...

Last modified: October 22, 2018