{"data":{"id":"us-ca/ccp-410.42","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CCP § 410.42","heading":"","body":"(a) The following provisions of a contract between the contractor and a subcontractor with principal offices in this state, for the construction of a public or private work of improvement in this state, shall be void and unenforceable:\n(1) A provision which purports to require any dispute between the parties to be litigated, arbitrated, or otherwise determined outside this state.\n(2) A provision which purports to preclude a party from commencing such a proceeding or obtaining a judgment or other resolution in this state or the courts of this state.\n(b) For purposes of this section, “construction” means any work or services performed on, or materials provided for, a work of improvement, as defined in Section 8050 of the Civil Code, and for which a lien may be claimed pursuant to Section 8400 of the Civil Code (whether or not a lien is in fact claimed) or for which such a lien could be claimed but for Section 8160 of the Civil Code.","path":["Code of Civil Procedure - CCP","PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS [307. - 1062.34.]","TITLE 5. JURISDICTION AND SERVICE OF PROCESS [410.10. - 418.11.]","CHAPTER 1. Jurisdiction and Forum [410.10. - 410.70.]","ARTICLE 2. Forum [410.30. - 410.42.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"13fd867f0c445cc29af799fcf5b99e5bbdc07ec5cbc04f5f6245427c46a568d7","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/ccp-410.40","next":"us-ca/ccp-410.50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}