{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"9300","citation":"Civ. Code, § 9300","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 3. PUBLIC WORK OF IMPROVEMENT [9000. - 9566.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-4/part-6/title-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Preliminary Notice [9300. - 9306.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-4/part-6/title-3/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) Except as otherwise provided by statute, before giving a stop payment notice or asserting a claim against a payment bond, a claimant shall give preliminary notice to the following persons:</p><p>(1) The public entity.</p><p>(2) The direct contractor to which the claimant provides work.</p><p>(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a):</p><p>(1) A laborer is not required to give preliminary notice.</p><p>(2) A claimant that has a direct contractual relationship with a direct contractor is not required to give preliminary notice.</p><p>(c) Compliance with this section is a necessary prerequisite to the validity of a stop payment notice under this title.</p><p>(d) Compliance with this section or with Section <a href=\"/civ/9562\">9562</a> is a necessary prerequisite to the validity of a claim against a payment bond under this title.</p>","text":"(a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, before giving a stop payment notice or asserting a claim against a payment bond, a claimant shall give preliminary notice to the following persons: (1) The public entity. (2) The direct contractor to which the claimant provides work. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a): (1) A laborer is not required to give preliminary notice. (2) A claimant that has a direct contractual relationship with a direct contractor is not required to give preliminary notice. (c) Compliance with this section is a necessary prerequisite to the validity of a stop payment notice under this title. (d) Compliance with this section or with Section 9562 is a necessary prerequisite to the validity of a claim against a payment bond under this title.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/preliminary-notice-9300","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}