Section 171.002 - Scope of Chapter(a) This chapter does not apply to:(1) a collective bargaining agreement between an employer and a labor union;(2) an agreement for the acquisition by one or more individuals of property, services, money, or credit in which the total consideration to be furnished by the individual is not more than $50,000, except as provided by Subsection (b);(3) a claim for personal injury, except as provided by Subsection (c);(4) a claim for workers' compensation benefits; or(5) an agreement made before January 1, 1966.(b) An agreement described by Subsection (a)(2) is subject to this chapter if: (1) the parties to the agreement agree in writing to arbitrate; and(2) the agreement is signed by each party and each party's attorney.(c) A claim described by Subsection (a)(3) is subject to this chapter if: (1) each party to the claim, on the advice of counsel, agrees in writing to arbitrate; and(2) the agreement is signed by each party and each party's attorney.Tex. Civ. Prac. and Rem. Code § 171.002
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 5.01, eff. 9/1/1997. Acts 1965, 59th Leg., p. 1593, ch. 689, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1966. Redesignated from Vernon's Ann.Civ.Stat. art. 225 and amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 588, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1995.