California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1297.119

Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 228, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.

An arbitrator has the immunity of a judicial officer from civil liability when acting in the capacity of arbitrator under any statute or contract.

The immunity afforded by this section shall supplement, and not supplant, any otherwise applicable common law or statutory immunity.

Cite this section

Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1297.119 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/ccp/part-3-of-special-proceedings-of-a-civil-nature/title-9-3-arbitration-and-conciliation-of-international-commercial-disputes/chapter-1-application-and-interpretation/article-1-scope-of-application/section-1297.119

Other sections in Article 1 - Scope of Application

§ 1297.11§ 1297.12§ 1297.13§ 1297.14§ 1297.15§ 1297.16§ 1297.17§ 1297.111§ 1297.112§ 1297.113…§ 1297.152§ 1297.153§ 1297.154§ 1297.161§ 1297.162§ 1297.163§ 1297.164§ 1297.165§ 1297.166§ 1297.167

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