(a) Except as otherwise provided by statute, before giving a stop payment notice or asserting a claim against a payment bond, a claimant shall give preliminary notice to the following persons: (1) The public entity. (2) The direct contractor to which the claimant provides work. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a): (1) A laborer is not required to give preliminary notice. (2) A claimant that has a direct contractual relationship with a direct contractor is not required to give preliminary notice. (c) Compliance with this section is a necessary prerequisite to the validity of a stop payment notice under this title. (d) Compliance with this section or with Section 9562 is a necessary prerequisite to the validity of a claim against a payment bond under this title.
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