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Code of Civil Procedure § 1297.291

ARTICLE 2. Decisionmaking by Panel of Arbitrators

Current as of September 28, 2026Code Civ. Proc., § 1297.291Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 23, Sec. 1. Effective March 7, 1988.

Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, in arbitral proceedings with more than one arbitrator, any decision of the arbitral tribunal shall be made by a majority of all of its members.

Notwithstanding this section, if authorized by the parties or all the members of the arbitral tribunal, questions of procedure may be decided by a presiding arbitrator.