If an application is made to the arbitrators for correction of the award, a petition may not be served and filed under this chapter until the determination of that application.
§ 1288.6.Service and Filing Petition After Determination of Application to Arbitrators For Correction
Title 9. Arbitration · Chapter 4. Enforcement of the Award · Article 2. Limitations of Time · Enacted 1961 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 29, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1288.6 pauses the filing of any petition under this chapter while a party's application to the arbitrators for correction of the award is still pending, until that application has been determined.
Full Text of § 1288.6
Plain-English Summary
Section 1284 lets a party ask the arbitrators themselves to fix an award before turning to the court. This section makes sure the two tracks don't collide: while that correction application is pending, no petition to confirm, correct, or vacate the award may be served and filed under this chapter.
The court proceeding waits until the arbitrators have acted -- either by correcting the award or by denying the request. Only once that application has been determined does the path to court open back up, at which point Section 1288.8 supplies the date that starts the clock running again for whatever petition follows.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I file a petition to vacate an award while a correction request is pending before the arbitrators?
No. Section 1288.6 blocks any petition under this chapter until the arbitrators have determined the pending application for correction.
What happens once the arbitrators rule on the correction application?
The bar on filing lifts, and Section 1288.8 fixes the date treated as the service of the award for purposes of the deadlines that follow.
Why does the law require waiting for the arbitrators to act first?
So the court and the arbitrators aren't handling overlapping requests about the same award at the same time, and so any correction the arbitrators make is reflected before the court proceeding moves forward.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 461.
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the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 29, 2026.
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Also known as: petition on hold during arbitrator correction requestcorrection application pending arbitration deadline