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DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3273›PART 2. CONTRACTS 1549-1701›TITLE 4. UNLAWFUL CONTRACTS 1667-1670.11

§ 1670

California Civil Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Any dispute arising from a construction contract with a public agency, which contract contains a provision that one party to the contract or one party’s agent or employee shall decide any disputes arising under that contract, shall be resolved by submitting the dispute to independent arbitration, if mutually agreeable, otherwise by litigation in a court of competent jurisdiction.

(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1374.)

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