§ 1775.2.Title Applicable to Los Angeles County Courts; Election By Other County Courts to Apply Title; Effective Date

Title 11.6. Civil Action Mediation · Enacted 1993 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 29, 2026

In one sentenceSection 1775.2 makes this mediation title automatically applicable to the courts of Los Angeles County, lets any other county's presiding judge elect whether to adopt it for that court's cases, and authorizes courts to apply it to civil actions pending or filed on or after January 1, 1994.

Full Text of § 1775.2

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(a) This title shall apply to the courts of the County of Los Angeles.

(b) A court of any county, at the option of the presiding judge, may elect whether or not to apply this title to eligible actions filed in that court, and this title shall not apply in any court which has not so elected. An election under this subdivision may be revoked by the court at any time.

Plain-English Summary

This section marks out which courts run the mediation program Title 11.6 describes. Los Angeles County's courts are covered automatically. Every other county gets a choice: the presiding judge can elect to apply this title to eligible cases, and until that election happens, the title doesn't apply there at all. A county that opts in can also change its mind and revoke that election at any time.

The section also fixes when the program can reach existing cases, authorizing courts to apply it to civil actions pending or commenced on or after January 1, 1994, so a court adopting the title isn't limited to brand-new filings alone.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does every California county run this mediation program?

No. It applies automatically only in Los Angeles County; other counties apply it only if the presiding judge elects to do so.

Can a county that opts in later change its mind?

Yes. Section 1775.2 lets a court revoke its election to apply this title at any time.

Which cases can a court apply the title to once it opts in?

Civil actions pending or commenced on or after January 1, 1994.

Amendment History

Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1261, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1994.

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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