CHAPTER 4.5. Prompt Payment of Claims
Chapter 4.5 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 916, Sec. 5.
§§ 927–927.13 · 14 sections
- § 927 (a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Prompt Payment Act. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that state agencies pay properly…
- § 927.1 (a) (1) A state agency that acquires property or services pursuant to a contract with a business, including any approved change order or contract amendment,…
- § 927.2 The following definitions apply to this chapter: (a) “Claim” means payment requests prepared and submitted by a state agency to the Controller for payment to…
- § 927.3 (a) Except where payment is made directly by a state agency pursuant to Section 927.6, an undisputed invoice received by a state agency shall be submitted to…
- § 927.4 Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, to avoid late payment penalties, the maximum time from state agency receipt of an undisputed invoice to the date…
- § 927.5 This chapter shall not apply to claims for reimbursement for health care services provided under the Medi-Cal program, unless the Medi-Cal health care services…
- § 927.6 (a) State agencies shall pay applicable penalties, without requiring that the claimant submit an additional invoice for these amounts, whenever the state…
- § 927.7 (a) The Controller shall pay claimants within 15 calendar days of receipt of a correct claim from the state agency. If the Controller fails to make payment…
- § 927.8 State agencies shall avoid seeking any additional appropriation to pay penalties that accrue as a result of the agency’s failure to make timely payments as…
- § 927.9 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), on an annual basis, within 90 calendar days following the end of each fiscal year, state agencies shall provide the…
- § 927.10 State agencies shall encourage claimants to promptly pay their subcontractors and suppliers, especially those that are small businesses. In furtherance of this…
- § 927.11 (a) Except in the case of a contract with a resource conservation district, a certified small business, a nonprofit organization, or a nonprofit public benefit…
- § 927.12 Section 926.10 shall not apply to any contract covered by this chapter.
- § 927.13 (a) Unless otherwise provided for by statute, any state agency that fails to submit a correct claim to the Controller within 30 days of receipt of a notice of…