Pub. Contract Code, § 10240.9 · Article 7.1. Resolution of Contract Claims
Pub. Contract Code, § 10240.9
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A party to the contract may join in the arbitration as a party, any supplier, subcontractor, design professional, surety, or other person who has so agreed and if the joinder is necessary to prevent a substantial risk of the party otherwise being subjected to inconsistent obligations or decisions.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 466, Sec. 90.
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