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<section article="gcj" article_name="Courts and Judicial Proceedings" number="3-206.1" title_number="3" title_name="Courts of General Jurisdiction -- Jurisdiction/special Causes of Action" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Arbitration and Award">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “consumer” means a party to an arbitration agreement who, in the context of the arbitration agreement, is an individual, not a business, who seeks or acquires, including by lease, any goods or services primarily for personal, family, or household purposes including financial services, health care services, or real property.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, any provision in an insurance contract with a consumer that requires arbitration is void and unenforceable.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>This subsection does not apply to a provision that establishes an appraisal process to determine the value of property.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
