DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS 3274-9566›PART 6. WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT 8000-9566›TITLE 1. WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT GENERALLY 8000-8154›CHAPTER 1. General Provisions 8000-8066›ARTICLE 1. Definitions 8000-8050

§ 8018

California Civil Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

“Direct contractor” means a contractor that has a direct contractual relationship with an owner. A reference in another statute to a “prime contractor” in connection with the provisions in this part means a “direct contractor.”

(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.)

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