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Completion
The day a public work is complete is fixed by Title 3, Chapter 2, sections 9200 to 9208: acceptance by the public entity, or 60 days of cessation of labor, whichever comes first, though section 9200 does not apply the 60 day rule to a contract awarded under the State Contract Act. Sections 9202 and 9204 let the public entity record a notice of cessation after 30 days of cessation, or a notice of completion within 15 days of the completion date, and section 9208 protects a notice that is in proper form. No free question cites this chapter yet.
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Section 9200§Sections
For the purpose of this title, completion of a work of improvement occurs at the earliest of the following times:
(a) Acceptance of the work of improvement by the public entity.
(b) Cessation of labor on the work of improvement for a continuous period of 60 days. This subdivision does not apply to a contract awarded under the State Contract Act, Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code.
(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.)
Section 9202§Sections
(a) A public entity may record a notice of cessation if there has been a continuous cessation of labor for at least 30 days prior to the recordation that continues through the date of the recordation.
(b) The notice shall be signed and verified by the public entity or its agent.
(c) The notice shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 8100) of Title 1, and shall also include all of the following information:
(1) The date on or about which the labor ceased.
(2) A statement that the cessation has continued until the recordation of the notice.
(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.)
Section 9204§Sections
(a) A public entity may record a notice of completion on or within 15 days after the date of completion of a work of improvement.
(b) The notice shall be signed and verified by the public entity or its agent.
(c) The notice shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 8100) of Title 1, and shall also include the date of completion. An erroneous statement of the date of completion does not affect the effectiveness of the notice if the true date of completion is 15 days or less before the date of recordation of the notice.
(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.)
Section 9208§Sections
A notice of completion in otherwise proper form, verified and containing the information required by this title shall be accepted by the recorder for recording and is deemed duly recorded without acknowledgment.
(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.)