Texas § CP.172.032 - REQUIREMENTS FOR ARBITRATION AGREEMENT
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§ CP.172.032. REQUIREMENTS FOR ARBITRATION AGREEMENT
REQUIREMENTS FOR ARBITRATION AGREEMENT. (a) An arbitration agreement must be in writing. The agreement is in writing if it is contained in: (1) a document signed by each party; (2) an exchange of letters, telexes, telegrams, or other means of telecommunication that provide a record of the agreement; or (3) an exchange of statements of claim and defense in which the existence of an agreement is alleged by one party and not denied by another. (b) A contract reference to a document containing an arbitration clause is an arbitration agreement if the contract is in writing and the reference is sufficient to make that clause part of the contract. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 5.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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