{"data":{"id":"us-ca/pcc-10240.9","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PCC § 10240.9","heading":"","body":"A party to the contract may join in the arbitration as a party, any supplier, subcontractor, design professional, surety, or other person who has so agreed and if the joinder is necessary to prevent a substantial risk of the party otherwise being subjected to inconsistent obligations or decisions.","path":["Public Contract Code - PCC","DIVISION 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS [1100. - 22355.]","PART 2. CONTRACTING BY STATE AGENCIES [10100. - 19150.]","CHAPTER 1. State Contract Act [10100. - 10285.5.]","ARTICLE 7.1. Resolution of Contract Claims [10240. - 10240.13.]"],"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":"90aa4d933c7d26fd0712778500125ad3fd5128d2d8ef67c6de47b036726daa6c","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/pcc-10240.8","next":"us-ca/pcc-10240.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}