California Labor Code

§ 4903.07

LAB § 4903.07 Effective Jan 1, 2015Div. 4 · Part 3 · Ch. 1

Statute text

(a)A lien claimant shall be entitled to an order or award for reimbursement from the employer of a lien filing fee or lien activation fee, together with interest at the rate allowed on civil judgments, only if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(1)Not less than 30 days before filing the lien for which the filing fee was paid or filing the declaration of readiness for which the lien activation fee was paid, the lien claimant has made written demand for settlement of the lien claim for a clearly stated sum which shall be inclusive of all claims of debt, interest, penalty, or other claims potentially recoverable on the lien.

(2)The defendant fails to accept the settlement demand in writing within 20 days of receipt of the demand for settlement, or within any additional time as may be provide by the written demand.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 217, Sec. 4. (AB 2732) Effective January 1, 2015.