California Statutes
§ 8556. — 8556. (Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20.)
California § 8556.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code CIVCivil Code - CIV
Div. 4.DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title2.
Part 6.TITLE 2. PRIVATE WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT
Ch. 5.CHAPTER 5. Stop Payment Notice
Art. 5.ARTICLE 5. Enforcement of Claim Stated in Stop Payment Notice
This text of California § 8556. (8556. (Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20.)) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering California primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
Cal. Civil Code - CIV Code § 8556. (2026).
Text
A stop payment notice ceases to be effective, and a person withholding funds pursuant to the notice shall release them, in either of the following circumstances:
(a)An action to enforce payment of the claim stated in the stop payment notice is dismissed, unless expressly stated to be without prejudice.
(b)Judgment in an action to enforce payment of the claim stated in the stop payment notice is against the claimant.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
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.
Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
California § 8556., Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ca/CIV/8556..