California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 4 — General Provisions, Part 6 — Works of Improvement, Title 3 — Public Work of Improvement, Chapter 5 — Payment Bond, Section 9566
(a) A claimant does not have a right to recover on a payment bond unless the claimant provided work to the direct contractor either directly or through one or more subcontractors pursuant to a public works contract.
(b) Nothing in this section affects the stop payment notice rights of, and relative priorities among, design professionals.
Notes
Limits recovery on a payment bond to a claimant that provided work to the direct contractor, directly or through one or more subcontractors, pursuant to a public works contract. Preserves the stop-payment-notice rights and relative priorities of design professionals despite that bond-recovery limitation.
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