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<section article="gcj" article_name="Courts and Judicial Proceedings" number="3-209" 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>A court shall stay any action or proceeding involving an issue subject to arbitration if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A petition for order to arbitrate has been filed; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An order for arbitration has been made.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If the issue subject to arbitration is severable, the court may order the stay with respect to this issue only.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>If a petition to stay has been filed with a court where any action or proceeding concerning arbitration is pending, the court’s order to arbitrate shall include the stay.</text>
  </level>
</section>
