Civil Code section 9452

Nothing in this chapter impairs the right of a claimant to recover from the direct contractor or the contractor’s sureties in an action on a payment bond under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 9550) any deficit that remains unpaid after the distribution under Section 9450.

Source: Section 9452, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=9452. (updated Jan. 1, 2011; accessed Sep. 15, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/civil_code_section_9452

Original Source: Section 9452, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=9452. (last accessed May 12, 2025).