§ 9552

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.

If a payment bond is not given and approved as required by Section 9550:

(a)Neither the public entity awarding the public works contract nor any officer of the public entity shall audit, allow, or pay a claim of the direct contractor pursuant to the contract.
(b)A claimant shall receive payment

of a claim pursuant to a stop payment notice in the manner provided by Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 9350).

Other sections in Chapter 5 - Payment Bond

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