DIVISION 2. EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION 200-2699.5›PART 7. PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES 1720-1964›CHAPTER 1. Public Works 1720-1861›ARTICLE 1. Scope and Operation 1720-1743
§ 1729
California Labor Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
It shall be lawful for any contractor to withhold from any subcontractor under him sufficient sums to cover any penalties withheld from him by the awarding body on account of the subcontractor’s failure to comply with the terms of this chapter, and if payment has already been made to the subcontractor the contractor may recover from him the amount of the penalty or forfeiture in a suit at law.
(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
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