California § 8844 - If payment of the amount claimed is not made within 10 days after a stop work not
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§ 8844. If payment of the amount claimed is not made within 10 days after a stop work not
(a) If payment of the amount claimed is not made within 10 days after a stop work notice is given, the direct contractor, the direct contractorâs surety, or an owner may in an expedited proceeding in the superior court in the county in which the private work of improvement is located, seek a judicial determination of liability for the amount due. (b) The expedited proceeding shall be set for hearing or trial at the earliest possible date in order that it shall be quickly heard and determined, and shall take precedence over all other cases except older matter of the same character and other matters to which special precedence has been given.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8844 ("If payment of the amount claimed is not made within 10 days after a stop work not") 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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