Section 36-91-91. Liability of contracting party to subcontractors for noncompliance

   If a payment bond or security deposit is not taken in the manner and form required in this article, the corporation or body for which work is done under the contract shall be liable to all subcontractors and to all persons furnishing labor, skill, tools, machinery, or materials to the contractor or subcontractor thereunder for any loss resulting to them from such failure. No agreement, modification, or change in the contract, change in the work covered by the contract, or extension of time for the completion of the contract shall release the sureties of such payment bond.

Code 1981, § 36-91-71, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 498, § 1; Code 1981, § 36-91-91, as redesignated by Ga. L. 2001, p. 820, § 12.