A stop payment notice is not effective unless given before the expiration of whichever of the following time periods is applicable:
(a) If a notice of completion, acceptance, or cessation is recorded, 30 days after that recordation.
(b) If a notice of completion, acceptance, or cessation is not recorded, 90 days after cessation or completion.
(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.)