Responsibility for the payment of arbitrator(s) fees and all other costs of the arbitration shall be established by written agreement among the parties and the arbitrator(s), executed not less than ten calendar days before the first scheduled hearing date. If there are rental fees or other costs involved with the hearing, those costs are to be paid by the parties in equal shares, unless the parties agree otherwise. The total estimated fees and costs of the arbitration shall be paid in advance to the arbitrator or placed into an escrow, pursuant to the terms of the written agreement.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 1, § 1238
Note: Authority cited: Section 11420.20, Government Code. Reference: Section 11420.20, Government Code.