California Government Code CHAPTER 4.5 - Prompt Payment of Claims

• Section 927.
  (a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Prompt Payment Act.(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that state agencies pay...
• Section 927.1.
  (a) (1) A state agency that acquires property or services pursuant to a contract with a business, including any approved change order or contract amendment, shall make...
• Section 927.2.
  The following definitions apply to this chapter:(a) “Claim schedule” means a schedule of payment requests prepared and submitted by a state agency to the Controller for...
• Section 927.3.
  (a) Except where payment is made directly by a state agency pursuant to Section 927.6, an undisputed invoice received by a state agency shall be submitted...
• Section 927.4.
  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, to avoid late payment penalties, the maximum time from state agency receipt of an undisputed invoice to the...
• Section 927.5.
  This chapter shall not apply to claims for reimbursement for health care services provided under the Medi-Cal program, unless the Medi-Cal health care services provider...
• Section 927.6.
  (a) State agencies shall pay applicable penalties, without requiring that the claimant submit an additional invoice for these amounts, whenever the state agency fails to submit...
• Section 927.7.
  The Controller shall pay claimants within 15 calendar days of receipt of a correct claim schedule from the state agency. If the Controller fails to...
• Section 927.8.
  State agencies shall avoid seeking any additional appropriation to pay penalties that accrue as a result of the agency’s failure to make timely payments as...
• Section 927.9.
  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), on an annual basis, within 90 calendar days following the end of each fiscal year, state agencies shall provide...
• Section 927.10.a.
  State agencies shall encourage claimants to promptly pay their subcontractors and suppliers, especially those that are small businesses. In furtherance of this policy, state agencies...
• Section 927.11.
  (a) Except in the case of a contract with a certified small business, a nonprofit organization, or a nonprofit public benefit corporation, if an invoice from...
• Section 927.12.
  Section 926.10 shall not apply to any contract covered by this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 916, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1999.)
• Section 927.13.
  (a) Unless otherwise provided for by statute, any state agency that fails to submit a correct claim schedule to the Controller within 30 days of receipt...

Last modified: October 22, 2018