Civil Code section 8504

A claimant that willfully gives a false stop payment notice or that willfully includes in the notice a demand to withhold for work that has not been provided forfeits all right to participate in the distribution of the funds withheld and all right to a lien under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 8400).

Source: Section 8504, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=8504. (updated Jan. 1, 2011; accessed Jun. 16, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/civil_code_section_8504

Original Source: Section 8504, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=8504. (last accessed May 12, 2025).