Construction Litigation
Construction Remedies and Security
State analogs to the federal Miller Act mandate bonds on public projects above defined thresholds. Notice periods, suit deadlines, covered claimants, and thresholds vary substantially from the federal scheme.
Public property cannot be liened, making bonds the sole security.
Alternative Names:
State Miller Act|State Bond Act
Why it Matters?
Deadlines differ from the federal Act and from each other, which catches contractors operating across states who assume the ninety-day and one-year federal periods apply universally. Some states impose shorter notice windows and others extend the suit period. Confirming the specific state's requirements at the outset of any public project is a compliance step rather than a claims step, since the deadline runs before a dispute matures.
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Do state deadlines match the federal Act?
Why are bonds required on public work?
