A stop payment notice is not valid unless both of the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) The claimant gave preliminary notice to the extent required by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 8200).
(b) The claimant gave the stop payment notice before expiration of the time within which a claim of lien must be recorded under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 8400).
(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.)