Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitral proceedings in respect of a particular dispute commence on the date on which a request for that dispute to be referred to arbitration is received by the respondent.
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1297.211
Commencement of Arbitral Proceedings
Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 23, Sec. 1
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