Insurance Code section 11580.5

No award made in an arbitration proceeding instituted pursuant to Section 11580.2 shall be deemed to be res judicata or collateral estoppel in any court action which may be pending or brought by the insured against the owner or operator of an uninsured motor vehicle.

Source: Section 11580.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=INS§ionNum=11580.5. (updated Jan. 1, 1967; accessed Oct. 27, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/insurance_code_section_11580.5

Original Source: Section 11580.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=INS§ionNum=11580.5. (last accessed May 12, 2025).