Civil Code section 8062

No act of an owner in good faith and in compliance with a provision of this part shall be construed to prevent a direct contractor’s performance of the contract, or exonerate a surety on a performance or payment bond.

Source: Section 8062, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=8062. (updated Jan. 1, 2011; accessed Sep. 8, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/civil_code_section_8062

Original Source: Section 8062, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=8062. (last accessed May 12, 2025).