California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1281

Repealed and added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 461.

A written agreement to submit to arbitration an existing controversy or a controversy thereafter arising is valid, enforceable and irrevocable, save upon such grounds as exist for the revocation of any contract.

Cite this section

Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1281 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/ccp/part-3-of-special-proceedings-of-a-civil-nature/title-9-arbitration/chapter-2-enforcement-of-arbitration-agreements/section-1281

Other sections in Chapter 2 - Enforcement of Arbitration Agreements

§ 1281§ 1281.1§ 1281.12§ 1281.2§ 1281.3§ 1281.4§ 1281.5§ 1281.6§ 1281.7§ 1281.85§ 1281.9§ 1281.91§ 1281.92§ 1281.93§ 1281.95§ 1281.96§ 1281.97§ 1281.98§ 1281.99

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