Cal. Civil Code § 9564
Cal. Civil Code § 9564
California · California Civil Code · Status: effective · Effective 2011-01-01
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- Cal. Civil Code § 9564, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/790205
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(a) A claimant may maintain an action to enforce the liability of a surety on a payment bond whether or not the claimant has given the public entity a stop payment notice.
(b) A claimant may maintain an action to enforce the liability on the bond separately from and without commencement of an action against the public entity by whom the contract was awarded or against any officer of the public entity.
(c) In an action to enforce the liability on the bond, the court shall award the prevailing party a reasonable attorney’s fee.