Code Civ. Proc., § 1297.71 · Article 1. Definition and Form of Arbitration Agreements
Code Civ. Proc., § 1297.71
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An “arbitration agreement” is an agreement by the parties to submit to arbitration all or certain disputes which have arisen or which may arise between them in respect of a defined legal relationship, whether contractual or not. An arbitration agreement may be in the form of an arbitration clause in a contract or in the form of a separate agreement.
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History
Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 23, Sec. 1. Effective March 7, 1988.
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