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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 955

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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 955

A transfer other than one intended to create a security interest (paragraph (1) or (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 9109 of the Commercial Code) of a nonnegotiable instrument which is otherwise negotiable within Division 3 of the Commercial Code but which is not payable to order

Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 955.1

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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 955.1

(a) Except as provided in Sections 954.5 and 955 and subject to subdivisions (b) and (c), a transfer other than one intended to create a security interest pursuant to paragraph (1) or (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 9109 of the Commercial Code, of any payment intangible, as def

Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 9550

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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 9550

(a) A direct contractor that is awarded a public works contract involving an expenditure in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) shall, before commencement of work, give a payment bond to and approved by the officer or public entity by whom the contract was awarded. (

Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 9552

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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 9552

If a payment bond is not given and approved as required by Section 9550: (a) Neither the public entity awarding the public works contract nor any officer of the public entity shall audit, allow, or pay a claim of the direct contractor pursuant to the contract. (b) A claimant shal

Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 9554

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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 9554

(a) A payment bond shall be in an amount not less than 100 percent of the total amount payable pursuant to the public works contract. The bond shall be in the form of a bond and not a deposit in lieu of a bond. The bond shall be executed by an admitted surety insurer. (b) The pay

Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 9558

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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 9558

A claimant may commence an action to enforce the liability on the bond at any time after the claimant ceases to provide work, but not later than six months after the period in which a stop payment notice may be given under Section 9356.

Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 9560

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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 9560

(a) In order to enforce a claim against a payment bond, a claimant shall give the preliminary notice provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 9300). (b) If preliminary notice was not given as provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 9300), a claimant may enforce a cla

Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 9562

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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 9562

Notice to the principal and surety under Section 9560 shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 8100) of Title 1.

Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 9564

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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 9564

(a) A claimant may maintain an action to enforce the liability of a surety on a payment bond whether or not the claimant has given the public entity a stop payment notice. (b) A claimant may maintain an action to enforce the liability on the bond separately from and without comme

Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 9566

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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 9566

(a) A claimant does not have a right to recover on a payment bond unless the claimant provided work to the direct contractor either directly or through one or more subcontractors pursuant to a public works contract. (b) Nothing in this section affects the stop payment notice righ

Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 980

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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 980

(a) (1) The author of any original work of authorship that is not fixed in any tangible medium of expression has an exclusive ownership in the representation or expression thereof as against all persons except one who orginally and independently creates the same or similar work.

Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 981

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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 981

(a) Unless otherwise agreed, an original work of authorship not fixed in any tangible medium of expression and in the creation of which several persons are jointly concerned, is owned by them in equal proportion. (b) Unless otherwise agreed, an invention or design in the producti

Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 982

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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 982

(a) The owner of any rights in any original works of authorship not fixed in any tangible medium of expression may transfer the ownership therein. (b) The owner of any invention or design, or of any representation or expression thereof, may transfer his or her proprietary interes

Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 983

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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 983

If the owner of any invention or design intentionally makes it public, a copy or reproduction may be made public by any person, without responsiblily to the owner, so far as the law of this state is concerned.

Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 984

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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 984

If the owner of an invention or design does not make it public, any other person subsequently and originally producing the same thing has the same right therein as the prior inventor, which is exclusive to the same extent against all persons except the prior inventor, or those cl

Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 985

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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 985

Letters and other private communications in writing belong to the person to whom they are addressed and delivered; but they cannot be published against the will of the writer, except by authority of law.

Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 986

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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 986

(a) Whenever a work of fine art is sold and the seller resides in California or the sale takes place in California, the seller or the seller’s agent shall pay to the artist of such work of fine art or to such artist’s agent 5 percent of the amount of such sale. The right of the a

Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 987

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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 987

(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the physical alteration or destruction of fine art, which is an expression of the artist’s personality, is detrimental to the artist’s reputation, and artists therefore have an interest in protecting their works of fine art again

Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 988

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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 988

(a) For the purpose of this section: (1) The term “artist” means the creator of a work of art. (2) The term “work of art” means any work of visual or graphic art of any media including, but not limited to, a painting, print, drawing, sculpture, craft, photograph, or film. (b) Whe

Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 989

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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 989

(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that there is a public interest in preserving the integrity of cultural and artistic creations. (b) As used in this section: (1) “Fine art” means an original painting, sculpture, or drawing, or an original work of art in glass, of rec

Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 994

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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 994

Instruments essential to the title of real property, and which are not kept in a public office as a record, pursuant to law, belong to the person in whom, for the time being, such title may be vested, and pass with the title.

Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 996

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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 996

Whenever fur bearing animals, which are by their nature known as wild animals, have been brought into, or born in, restraint or captivity upon any farm or ranch for the purpose of cultivating or pelting their furs, such animals, together with their offspring or increase, shall be

Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 997

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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 997

In this state, for any purpose, porcelain painting and stained glass artistry shall be considered a fine art and not a craft.

Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 998

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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § 998

Any private vendor of electronic data processing equipment or telecommunications goods and services may sell or lease equipment, goods, or services to a private school for the same price and on similar terms as the vendor sells or leases the equipment, goods, or services to a pub

Civil Code - CIV - CIV § [1019.]

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Civil Code - CIV - CIV § [1019.]

Section Ten Hundred and Nineteen. A tenant may remove from the demised premises, any time during the continuance of his term, anything affixed thereto for purposes of trade, manufacture, ornament, or domestic use, if the removal can be effected without injury to the premises, unl