The court shall award costs upon any judicial proceeding under this title as provided in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1021) of Title 14 of Part 2 of this code.
§ 1293.2.Awarding Costs Upon Judicial Proceeding
Title 9. Arbitration · Chapter 5. General Provisions Relating to Judicial Proceedings · Article 2. Venue, Jurisdiction and Costs · Enacted 1961 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 29, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1293.2 requires the court to award costs on any judicial proceeding under this title following the same cost-award rules that apply generally to civil actions.
Full Text of § 1293.2
Plain-English Summary
Rather than crafting a special costs regime for arbitration-related court proceedings, this section borrows the one already in place for civil actions generally. The court must award costs on any judicial proceeding under this title using that existing framework.
That choice keeps cost awards in arbitration proceedings predictable and consistent with ordinary civil litigation, rather than introducing a separate set of rules a party would need to learn just because the underlying dispute happened to involve arbitration.
Frequently Asked Questions
How are costs awarded in a court proceeding under the arbitration title?
Under the same cost-award provisions that apply generally to civil actions.
Is there a special costs rule just for arbitration-related proceedings?
No. Section 1293.2 applies the general civil-action costs framework rather than creating a separate one.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 461.
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Last verified July 29, 2026.
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