Civil Code Disputes & Enforcement
Stipulated Referral to ADR
Chapter 10 · Dispute Resolution and Enforcement · Alternative Dispute Resolution Prerequisite to Civil Action
Text current as of 2026-07-07 · Last amended by AB 805, eff. 2014-01-01
The code says CIV §5955
(a) After an enforcement action is commenced, on written stipulation of the parties, the matter may be referred to alternative dispute resolution. The referred action is stayed. During the stay, the action is not subject to the rules implementing subdivision (c) of Section 68603 of the Government Code.
(b) The costs of the alternative dispute resolution shall be borne by the parties.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 180, Sec. 2. (AB 805) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative January 1, 2014, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 180.)
How courts have read this
Editorial summaries — not the court’s words.
Decided under the former numbering