California Code of Civil Procedure

§ 410.42

CCP § 410.42 Effective Jan 1, 2011Title 5 · Part 2 · Ch. 1 · Art. 2

Statute text

(a)The following provisions of a contract between the contractor and a subcontractor with principal offices in this state, for the construction of a public or private work of improvement in this state, shall be void and unenforceable:

(1)A provision which purports to require any dispute between the parties to be litigated, arbitrated, or otherwise determined outside this state.

(2)A provision which purports to preclude a party from commencing such a proceeding or obtaining a judgment or other resolution in this state or the courts of this state.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 697, Sec. 22. (SB 189) Effective January 1, 2011. Operative July 1, 2012, by Sec. 105 of Ch. 697.