Notwithstanding any other provision of law except the provisions of this chapter, the Judicial Council shall provide by rule for practice and procedure for all actions submitted to arbitration under this chapter. The Judicial Council rules shall provide for and conform with the provisions of this chapter.
§ 1141.14.Rules For Practice and Procedure
Title 3. Of Summary Proceedings · Chapter 2.5. Judicial Arbitration · Enacted 1978 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 29, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1141.14 directs the Judicial Council to adopt rules of practice and procedure, consistent with this chapter, governing every action submitted to judicial arbitration, and makes those rules control over any other law except this chapter itself.
Full Text of § 1141.14
Plain-English Summary
The Legislature wrote this chapter's framework, but not its day-to-day procedure — that job belongs to the Judicial Council. Section 1141.14 requires the Council to adopt rules governing how arbitration under this chapter runs, and those rules have to conform to what this chapter itself provides.
The "notwithstanding any other provision of law except the provisions of this chapter" language gives those Judicial Council rules real teeth. Where some other statute might otherwise seem to apply to how a case gets arbitrated, the Judicial Council's rules, and this chapter, control instead. That's how a single statutory chapter can support the detailed procedural rules found in the California Rules of Court governing arbitrator selection, hearing procedure, awards, and trials de novo.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who writes the detailed procedural rules for judicial arbitration?
The Judicial Council, which Section 1141.14 directs to adopt rules of practice and procedure for actions submitted to arbitration under this chapter.
Do those Judicial Council rules have to follow the statute?
Yes. Section 1141.14 requires the rules to provide for, and conform with, the provisions of this chapter.
Can another statute override the Judicial Council's arbitration rules?
No. Section 1141.14 gives this chapter and the rules adopted under it priority over any other provision of law.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 743.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 29, 2026.
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