Code Civ. Proc., § 1281.4 · Chapter 2. Enforcement of Arbitration Agreements
Code Civ. Proc., § 1281.4
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
If a court of competent jurisdiction, whether in this State or not, has ordered arbitration of a controversy which is an issue involved in an action or proceeding pending before a court of this State, the court in which such action or proceeding is pending shall, upon motion of a party to such action or proceeding, stay the action or proceeding until an arbitration is had in accordance with the order to arbitrate or until such earlier time as the court specifies.
If an application has been made to a court of competent jurisdiction, whether in this State or not, for an order to arbitrate a controversy which is an issue involved in an action or proceeding pending before a court of this State and such application is undetermined, the court in which such action or proceeding is pending shall, upon motion of a party to such action or proceeding, stay the action or proceeding until the application for an order to arbitrate is determined and, if arbitration of such controversy is ordered, until an arbitration is had in accordance with the order to arbitrate or until such earlier time as the court specifies.
If the issue which is the controversy subject to arbitration is severable, the stay may be with respect to that issue only.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 461.
Source of truth
- Edition
- As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CCP§ionNum=1281.4.
- Text hash
- sha256 75f678c9e7a47ecd898b37c4062f6c7742f3a74bbed81b1788a51026e697e4a0
- Composed by
- compose_ca.py 2026-10-22: the Legislative Counsel's CAML content files read by a tokenizer (caml_readers.reader_a); an independent xml.etree reading (caml_readers.reader_b) agrees on every section
Cited by 5 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Code Civ. Proc., § 1281.4. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Code of Civil Procedure
California Rules of Court
California Standards of Judicial Administration
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.