{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"8124","citation":"Civ. Code, § 8124","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS [3274. - 9566.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-4"},{"name":"PART 6. WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT [8000. - 9566.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-4/part-6"},{"name":"TITLE 1. WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT GENERALLY [8000. - 8154.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-4/part-6/title-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Waiver and Release [8120. - 8138.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-4/part-6/title-1/chapter-3"}],"history":"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.","effective":"2011-01-01","html":"<p>A claimant’s waiver and release does not release the owner, construction lender, or surety on a payment bond from a lien or claim unless both of the following conditions are satisfied:</p><p>(a) The waiver and release is in substantially the form provided in this article and is signed by the claimant.</p><p>(b) If the release is a conditional release, there is evidence of payment to the claimant. Evidence of payment may be either of the following:</p><p>(1) The claimant’s endorsement on a single or joint payee check that has been paid by the financial institution on which it was drawn.</p><p>(2) Written acknowledgment of payment by the claimant.</p>","text":"A claimant’s waiver and release does not release the owner, construction lender, or surety on a payment bond from a lien or claim unless both of the following conditions are satisfied: (a) The waiver and release is in substantially the form provided in this article and is signed by the claimant. (b) If the release is a conditional release, there is evidence of payment to the claimant. Evidence of payment may be either of the following: (1) The claimant’s endorsement on a single or joint payee check that has been paid by the financial institution on which it was drawn. (2) Written acknowledgment of payment by the claimant.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/waiver-and-release-8124","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}