California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 4 — General Provisions, Part 6 — Works of Improvement, Title 2 — Private Works of Improvement, Chapter 5 — Stop Payment Notice, Article 5 — Enforcement of Claim Stated in Stop Payment Notice, Section 8554
Notwithstanding Section 583.420 of the Code of Civil Procedure, if an action to enforce payment of the claim stated in a stop payment notice is not brought to trial within two years after commencement of the action, the court may in its discretion dismiss the action for want of prosecution.
Notes
Allows a court, notwithstanding the referenced civil-procedure provision, to dismiss for want of prosecution an action enforcing a stop-payment-notice claim when the action is not brought to trial within two years after commencement. The decision to dismiss after that two-year period remains within the court’s discretion.
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