California Civil Code

§ 8124

CIV § 8124 Effective Jan 1, 2011Div. 4 · Title 1 · Part 6 · Ch. 3

Statute text

A claimant’s waiver and release does not release the owner, construction lender, or surety on a payment bond from a lien or claim unless both of the following conditions are satisfied:

(a)The waiver and release is in substantially the form provided in this article and is signed by the claimant.

(b)If the release is a conditional release, there is evidence of payment to the claimant. Evidence of payment may be either of the following:

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 20. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697 and by Section 8052.