Civil Code section 9100

(a)

Except as provided in subdivision (b), any of the following persons that have not been paid in full may give a stop payment notice to the public entity or assert a claim against a payment bond:

(1)

A person that provides work for a public works contract, if the work is authorized by a direct contractor, subcontractor, architect, project manager, or other person having charge of all or part of the public works contract.

(2)

A laborer.

(3)

A person described in Section 4107.7 of the Public Contract Code.

(b)

A direct contractor may not give a stop payment notice or assert a claim against a payment bond under this title.

Source: Section 9100, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=9100.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2011; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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