California Civil Code CHAPTER 5 - Payment Bond

• Section 9550.
  (a) A direct contractor that is awarded a public works contract involving an expenditure in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) shall, before commencement of work,...
• Section 9552.
  If a payment bond is not given and approved as required by Section 9550:(a) Neither the public entity awarding the public works contract nor any officer...
• Section 9554.
  (a) A payment bond shall be in an amount not less than 100 percent of the total amount payable pursuant to the public works contract. The...
• Section 9558.
  A claimant may commence an action to enforce the liability on the bond at any time after the claimant ceases to provide work, but not...
• Section 9560.
  (a) In order to enforce a claim against a payment bond, a claimant shall give the preliminary notice provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 9300).(b) If...
• Section 9562.
  Notice to the principal and surety under Section 9560 shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 8100) of Title 1.(Added by...
• Section 9564.
  (a) A claimant may maintain an action to enforce the liability of a surety on a payment bond whether or not the claimant has given the...
• Section 9566.
  (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...

Last modified: October 22, 2018