This article does not apply to written communications in respect of court proceedings.
§ 1297.33.Inapplicable to Communications In Respect to Court Proceedings
Title 9.3. Arbitration and Conciliation of International Commercial Disputes · Chapter 1. Application and Interpretation · Article 3. Receipt of Written Communications · Enacted 1988 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 29, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1297.33 states that the receipt-of-communications article does not apply to written communications made in connection with court proceedings.
Full Text of § 1297.33
Plain-English Summary
The receipt rules in the two preceding sections are built for the back-and-forth between parties during arbitration itself, not for papers filed with a court. This section marks that boundary directly: the article covering when a written communication is deemed received does not extend to communications in respect of court proceedings.
Those communications instead follow whatever service rules already govern court filings generally, keeping this title's specialized receipt rules confined to the arbitration and conciliation process itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do the receipt rules in this article apply to papers filed with a court?
No. Section 1297.33 excludes written communications in respect of court proceedings from this article's coverage.
What rules govern service of court filings instead?
The general rules that otherwise apply to service of papers in court proceedings, rather than this article's arbitration-specific receipt rules.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 23, Sec. 1. Effective March 7, 1988.
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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