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Code of Civil Procedure § 1297.81

ARTICLE 2. Stay of Proceedings

Current as of September 28, 2026Code Civ. Proc., § 1297.81Official source ↗

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

When a party to an international commercial arbitration agreement as defined in this title commences judicial proceedings seeking relief with respect to a matter covered by the agreement to arbitrate, any other party to the agreement may apply to the superior court for an order to stay the proceedings and to compel arbitration.