Statute · California Civil Code
Cal. Civ. Code § 8044 — Definitions
Cal. Civ. Code § 8044
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Civil Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2011-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(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 Section 8500) of Title 2.
Citator
Cal. Civ. Code § 8044 — Definitions is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(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 Section 8500) of Title 2.
(2) A stop payment notice given under Title 2 (commencing with Section 8160) may be bonded or unbonded. A “bonded stop payment notice” is a notice given with a bond under Section 8532. An “unbonded stop payment notice” is a notice not given with a bond under Section 8532.
(3) Except to the extent Title 2 (commencing with Section 8160) distinguishes between a bonded and an unbonded stop payment notice, a reference in that title to a stop payment notice includes both a bonded and an unbonded notice.
(b) For the purposes of Title 3 (commencing with Section 9000), “stop payment notice” means the notice given by a claimant under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 9350) of Title 3.
(c) A reference in another statute to a “stop notice” in connection with the remedies provided in this part means a stop payment notice.