California Civil Code

§ 5925

CIV § 5925 Effective Jan 1, 2013Div. 4 · Part 5 · Ch. 10 · Art. 3

Statute text

As used in this article:

(a)“Alternative dispute resolution” means mediation, arbitration, conciliation, or other nonjudicial procedure that involves a neutral party in the decisionmaking process. The form of alternative dispute resolution chosen pursuant to this article may be binding or nonbinding, with the voluntary consent of the parties.

(b)“Enforcement action” means a civil action or proceeding, other than a cross-complaint, for any of the following purposes:

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 180, Sec. 2. (AB 805) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative January 1, 2014, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 180.