CA Civ Code Section 9500

(a)

A claimant may not enforce payment of the claim stated in a stop payment notice unless the claimant has complied with all of the following conditions:

(1)

The claimant has given preliminary notice to the extent required by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 9300).

(2)

The claimant has given the stop payment notice within the time provided in Section 9356.

(b)

The claim filing procedures of Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code do not apply to an action under this article.