California Statutes
§ 8044. — 8044. (Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20.)
California § 8044.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code CIVCivil Code - CIV
Div. 4.DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title1.
Part 6.TITLE 1. WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT GENERALLY
Ch. 1.CHAPTER 1. General Provisions
Art. 1.ARTICLE 1. Definitions
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Cal. Civil Code - CIV Code § 8044. (2026).
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(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 8500) of Title 2.
(2)A stop payment notice given under Title 2 (commencing with Section 8160) may be bonded or unbonded. A “bonded stop payment
notice” is a notice given with a bond under Section 8532. An “unbonded stop payment notice” is a notice not given with a bond under Section 8532.
(3)Except to the extent Title 2 (commencing with Section 8160) distinguishes between a bonded and an unbonded stop payment notice, a reference in that title to a stop payment notice includes both a bonded and an unbonded notice.
(b)For the purposes of Title 3 (commencing with Section 9000), “stop payment notice” means the notice given
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Legislative History
Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697 and by Section 8052.
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