California · Civil Code
CIV §9354: (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a stop payment notice shall be given in compliance with the requirements of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 8100) of Title 1.
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A stop payment notice must comply with the requirements set out in Chapter 2 of Title 1, except where subdivision (b) provides otherwise.
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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a stop payment notice shall be given in compliance with the requirements of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 8100) of Title 1. (b) A stop payment notice shall be given to the public entity by giving the notice to the following person: (1) In the case of a public works contract of the state, the director of the department that awarded the contract. (2) In the case of a public works contract of a public entity other than the state, the office of the controller, auditor, or other public disbursing officer whose duty it is to make payment pursuant to the contract, or the commissioners, managers, trustees, officers, board of supervisors, board of trustees, common council, or other body by which the contract was awarded.
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