§ 1285.6.Response Requirements

Title 9. Arbitration · Chapter 4. Enforcement of the Award · Article 1. Confirmation, Correction or Vacation of the Award · Enacted 1961 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 29, 2026

In one sentenceSection 1285.6 requires a response to a petition under this chapter to set forth or attach the arbitration agreement unless the respondent denies one exists, to name the arbitrators, and to set forth or attach the award and any written opinion, unless the petition itself already includes a copy.

Full Text of § 1285.6

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Unless a copy thereof is set forth in or attached to the petition, a response to a petition under this chapter shall:

(a) Set forth the substance of or have attached a copy of the agreement to arbitrate unless the respondent denies the existence of such an agreement.

(b) Set forth the names of the arbitrators.

Plain-English Summary

This section is the mirror image of Section 1285.4, applied to the response side. A response has to set forth the substance of, or attach a copy of, the agreement to arbitrate -- unless the respondent denies that one exists -- name the arbitrators, and set forth or attach the award along with any written opinion.

One efficiency built into the section: none of this is required if a copy is already set forth in or attached to the petition itself. A respondent does not have to reattach documents the petitioner already put before the court.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does a response have to repeat everything already included in the petition?

No -- if a copy of the agreement, award, or opinion is already set forth in or attached to the petition, the response does not need to include it again.

What must the response include if the petition doesn't already supply it?

The substance of or a copy of the arbitration agreement (unless denying one exists), the names of the arbitrators, and the award along with any written opinion.

Amendment History

Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 461.

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. · Official source

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