§ 8609

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.

Any provision in a payment bond attempting by contract to shorten the period prescribed in Section 337 of the Code of Civil Procedure for the commencement of an action on the bond shall not be valid under either of the following circumstances:

(a)If the provision attempts to limit the time for commencement of an action on the bond to a shorter period than six

months from the completion of any work of improvement.

(b)As applied to any action brought by a claimant, unless the bond is recorded before the work of improvement is commenced.

Other sections in Chapter 6 - Payment Bond

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