{"code":"CCP","codeName":"Code of Civil Procedure","section":"1297.71","citation":"Code Civ. Proc., § 1297.71","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 2. Arbitration Agreements and Judicial Measures in Aid of Arbitration [1297.71. - 1297.95.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-3/title-9.3/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Definition and Form of Arbitration Agreements [1297.71. - 1297.73.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/part-3/title-9.3/chapter-2/article-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 23, Sec. 1.   Effective March 7, 1988.","effective":"1988-03-07","html":"<p>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.</p>","text":"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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/code-of-civil-procedure/definition-and-form-of-arbitration-agreements-1297-71","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}