California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 8038

Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697 and by Section 8052.

“Public works contract” has the meaning provided in Section 1101 of the Public Contract Code.

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Cal. Civ. Code § 8038 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/civ/division-4-general-provisions/part-6-works-of-improvement/title-1-works-of-improvement-generally/chapter-1-general-provisions/article-1-definitions/section-8038

Other sections in Article 1 - Definitions

§ 8000§ 8002§ 8004§ 8006§ 8008§ 8010§ 8012§ 8014§ 8016§ 8018…§ 8032§ 8034§ 8036§ 8038§ 8040§ 8042§ 8044§ 8046§ 8048§ 8050

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