{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"5960","citation":"Civ. Code, § 5960","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS [3274. - 9566.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-4"},{"name":"PART 5. Common Interest Developments [4000. - 6150.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-4/part-5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 10. Dispute Resolution and Enforcement [5850. - 5986.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-4/part-5/chapter-10"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Alternative Dispute Resolution Prerequisite to Civil Action [5925. - 5965.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-4/part-5/chapter-10/article-3"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 180, Sec. 2.   (AB 805)   Effective January 1, 2013.   Operative January 1, 2014, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 180.","effective":"2013-01-01","html":"<p>In an enforcement action in which attorney’s fees and costs may be awarded, the court, in determining the amount of the award, may consider whether a party’s refusal to participate in alternative dispute resolution before commencement of the action was reasonable. </p>","text":"In an enforcement action in which attorney’s fees and costs may be awarded, the court, in determining the amount of the award, may consider whether a party’s refusal to participate in alternative dispute resolution before commencement of the action was reasonable.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/alternative-dispute-resolution-prerequisite-to-civil-action-5960","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}