ARTICLE 1. Definitions
Article 1 added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20.
§§ 8000–8050 · 26 sections
- § 8000 Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this part.
- § 8002 “Admitted surety insurer” has the meaning provided in Section 995.120 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
- § 8004 “Claimant” means a person that has a right under this part to record a claim of lien, give a stop payment notice, or assert a claim against a payment bond, or…
- § 8006 “Construction lender” means either of the following: (a) A mortgagee or beneficiary under a deed of trust lending funds with which the cost of all or part of a…
- § 8008 “Contract” means an agreement that provides for all or part of a work of improvement.
- § 8010 “Contract price” means the price agreed to in a direct contract for a work of improvement.
- § 8012 “Contractor” includes a direct contractor, subcontractor, or both. This section does not apply to Sections 8018 and 8046.
- § 8014 “Design professional” means a person licensed as an architect pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 5500) of Division 3 of the Business and…
- § 8016 “Direct contract” means a contract between an owner and a direct contractor that provides for all or part of a work of improvement.
- § 8018 “Direct contractor” means a contractor that has a direct contractual relationship with an owner. A reference in another statute to a “prime contractor” in…
- § 8020 For the purposes of Title 3 (commencing with Section 9000), “funds” means warrant, check, money, or bonds (if bonds are to be issued in payment of the public…
- § 8022 “Labor, service, equipment, or material” includes, but is not limited to, labor, skills, services, material, supplies, equipment, appliances, power, and…
- § 8024 (a) “Laborer” means a person who, acting as an employee, performs labor upon, or bestows skill or other necessary services on, a work of improvement. (b)…
- § 8026 “Lien” means a lien under Title 2 (commencing with Section 8160) and includes a lien of a design professional under Section 8302, a lien for a work of…
- § 8028 “Material supplier” means a person that provides material or supplies to be used or consumed in a work of improvement.
- § 8030 (a) For the purposes of Title 2 (commencing with Section 8160), “payment bond” means a bond given under Section 8600. (b) For the purposes of Title 3…
- § 8032 “Person” means an individual, corporation, public entity, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, or other entity.
- § 8034 (a) For the purposes of Title 2 (commencing with Section 8160), “preliminary notice” means the notice provided for in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 8200)…
- § 8036 “Public entity” means the state, Regents of the University of California, a county, city, district, public authority, public agency, and any other political…
- § 8038 “Public works contract” has the meaning provided in Section 1101 of the Public Contract Code.
- § 8040 “Site” means the real property on which a work of improvement is situated or planned.
- § 8042 “Site improvement” means any of the following work on real property: (a) Demolition or removal of improvements, trees, or other vegetation. (b) Drilling test…
- § 8044 (a) (1) For the purposes of Title 2 (commencing with Section 8160), “stop payment notice” means the notice given by a claimant under Chapter 5 (commencing with…
- § 8046 “Subcontractor” means a contractor that does not have a direct contractual relationship with an owner. The term includes a contractor that has a contractual…
- § 8048 “Work” means labor, service, equipment, or material provided to a work of improvement.
- § 8050 (a) “Work of improvement” includes, but is not limited to: (1) Construction, alteration, repair, demolition, or removal, in whole or in part, of, or addition…