California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 4 — General Provisions, Part 6 — Works of Improvement, Title 3 — Public Work of Improvement, Chapter 1 — General Provisions, Article 2 — Claimants, Section 9100
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), any of the following persons that have not been paid in full may give a stop payment notice to the public entity or assert a claim against a payment bond:
(1) A person that provides work for a public works contract, if the work is authorized by a direct contractor, subcontractor, architect, project manager, or other person having charge of all or part of the public works contract.
(2) A laborer.
(3) A person described in Section 4107.7 of the Public Contract Code.
(b) A direct contractor may not give a stop payment notice or assert a claim against a payment bond under this title.
Notes
Allows specified unpaid persons to give a public entity a stop payment notice or assert a payment-bond claim, including persons providing authorized public-contract work, laborers, and persons described in the referenced provision. Bars a direct contractor from using either remedy under this title.
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