Civil Code section 9300

(a)

Except as otherwise provided by statute, before giving a stop payment notice or asserting a claim against a payment bond, a claimant shall give preliminary notice to the following persons:

(1)

The public entity.

(2)

The direct contractor to which the claimant provides work.

(b)

Notwithstanding subdivision (a):

(1)

A laborer is not required to give preliminary notice.

(2)

A claimant that has a direct contractual relationship with a direct contractor is not required to give preliminary notice.

(c)

Compliance with this section is a necessary prerequisite to the validity of a stop payment notice under this title.

(d)

Compliance with this section or with Section 9562 is a necessary prerequisite to the validity of a claim against a payment bond under this title.

Source: Section 9300, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=9300.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2011; accessed Jul. 21, 2025).

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