§ 9400. — 9400. (Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20.)

California § 9400.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code CIV: Civil Code - CIV
• Div. 4.: DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS
• Title: 3.
• Part 6.: TITLE 3. PUBLIC WORK OF IMPROVEMENT
• Ch. 4.: CHAPTER 4. Stop Payment Notice
• Art. 2.: ARTICLE 2. Summary Proceeding for Release of Funds

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A direct contractor may obtain release of funds withheld pursuant to a stop payment notice under the summary proceeding provided in this article on any of the following grounds:
(a)
The claim on which the notice is based is not a type for which a stop payment notice is authorized under this chapter.
(b)
The claimant is not a person authorized under Section 9100 to give a stop payment notice.
(c)
The amount of the claim stated in the stop payment notice is excessive.
(d)
There is no basis for the claim stated in the stop payment notice.

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.