California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 4 — General Provisions, Part 6 — Works of Improvement, Title 3 — Public Work of Improvement, Chapter 4 — Stop Payment Notice, Article 4 — Enforcement of Payment of Claim Stated in Stop Payment Notice, Section 9508
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 period remains within the court’s discretion.
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