SECTIONS 1297.21-1297.24 - California Statutes

CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE

SECTION 1297.21-1297.24

1297.21. For the purposes of this title:
(a) "Arbitral award" means any decision of the arbitral tribunal
on the substance of the dispute submitted to it and includes an
interim, interlocutory, or partial arbitral award.
(b) "Arbitral tribunal" means a sole arbitrator or a panel of
arbitrators.
(c) "Arbitration" means any arbitration whether or not
administered by a permanent arbitral institution.
(d) "Conciliation" means any conciliation whether or not
administered by a permanent conciliation institution.
(e) "Chief Justice" means the Chief Justice of California or his
or her designee.
(f) "Court" means a body or an organ of the judicial system of a
state.
(g) "Party" means a party to an arbitration or conciliation
agreement.
(h) "Superior court" means the superior court in the county in
this state selected pursuant to Section 1297.61.
(i) "Supreme Court" means the Supreme Court of California.

1297.22. Where a provision of this title, except Article 1
(commencing with Section 1297.281) of Chapter 6, leaves the parties
free to determine a certain issue, such freedom includes the right of
the parties to authorize a third party, including an institution, to
make that determination.

1297.23. Where a provision of this title refers to the fact that
the parties have agreed or that they may agree, or in any other way
refers to an agreement of the parties, such agreement shall be deemed
to include any arbitration or conciliation rules referred to in that
agreement.

1297.24. Where this title, other than Article 8 (commencing with
Section 1297. 251) of Chapter 5, Article 5 (commencing with Section
1297.321) of Chapter 6, or subdivision (a) of Section 1297.322,
refers to a claim, it also applies to a counterclaim, and where it
refers to a defense, it also applies to a defense to that
counterclaim.