California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1141.20

Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 49, Sec. 3. (SB 731) Effective January 1, 2012.
(a)An arbitration award shall be final unless a request for a de novo trial or a request for dismissal in the form required by the Judicial Council is filed within 60 days after the date the arbitrator files the award with the court.
(b)Any party may elect to have a de novo trial, by court or jury, both as to law and facts. Such trial

shall be calendared, insofar as possible, so that the trial shall be given the same place on the active list as it had prior to arbitration, or shall receive civil priority on the next setting calendar.

Cite this section

Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1141.20 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/ccp/part-3-of-special-proceedings-of-a-civil-nature/title-3-of-summary-proceedings/chapter-2-5-judicial-arbitration/section-1141.20

Other sections in Chapter 2.5 - Judicial Arbitration

§ 1141.10§ 1141.11§ 1141.12§ 1141.13§ 1141.14§ 1141.15§ 1141.16§ 1141.17§ 1141.18§ 1141.19…§ 1141.21§ 1141.22§ 1141.23§ 1141.24§ 1141.25§ 1141.26§ 1141.27§ 1141.28§ 1141.30§ 1141.31

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