§ 9200

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.

For the purpose of this title, completion of a work of improvement occurs at the earliest of the following times:

(a)Acceptance of the work of improvement by the public entity.
(b)Cessation of labor on the work of improvement for a continuous period of 60 days. This subdivision does not apply to

a contract awarded under the State Contract Act, Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code.

Other sections in Chapter 2 - Completion

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