{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"1297.253","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 1297.253","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PART 3. OF SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS OF A CIVIL NATURE [1063. - 1822.60.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-3"},{"name":"TITLE 9.3. ARBITRATION AND CONCILIATION OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL DISPUTES [1297.11. - 1297.432.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-3/title-9.3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5. Manner and Conduct of Arbitration [1297.181. - 1297.273.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-3/title-9.3/chapter-5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 8. Default of a Party [1297.251. - 1297.253.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-3/title-9.3/chapter-5/article-8"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 23, Sec. 1.   Effective March 7, 1988.","effective":"1988-03-07","html":"<p>Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, where, without showing sufficient cause, a party fails to appear at an oral hearing or to produce documentary evidence, the arbitral tribunal may continue with the proceedings and make the arbitral award on the evidence before it.</p>","text":"Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, where, without showing sufficient cause, a party fails to appear at an oral hearing or to produce documentary evidence, the arbitral tribunal may continue with the proceedings and make the arbitral award on the evidence before it.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/default-of-a-party-1297-253","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}