Business and Professions Code section 7034

(a)

No contractor that is required to be licensed under this chapter shall insert in any contract, or be a party, with a subcontractor that is licensed under this chapter to any contract which contains a provision, clause, covenant, or agreement which is void or unenforceable under Section 2782 of the Civil Code.

(b)

No contractor that is required to be licensed under this chapter shall require a waiver of lien rights from any subcontractor, employee, or supplier in violation of Section 8122 of the Civil Code.

Source: Section 7034, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=7034. (updated Jan. 1, 2011; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/business_and_professions_code_section_7034

Original Source: Section 7034, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=7034. (last accessed May 12, 2025).