California § 8812 - If an owner withholds a retention from a direct contractor, the owner shall, with
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§ 8812. If an owner withholds a retention from a direct contractor, the owner shall, with
(a) If an owner withholds a retention from a direct contractor, the owner shall, within 45 days after completion of the work of improvement, pay the retention to the contractor. (b) If part of a work of improvement ultimately will become the property of a public entity, the owner may condition payment of a retention allocable to that part on acceptance of the part by the public entity. (c) If there is a good faith dispute between the owner and direct contractor as to a retention payment due, the owner may withhold from final payment an amount not in excess of 150 percent of the disputed amount.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8812 ("If an owner withholds a retention from a direct contractor, the owner shall, with") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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