Mid-State Bancshares Watch

from 11-K/A 1 page Consent of Independent Public Accountants

from 11-K 1 page Exhibit 1 Consent of Independent Public Accountants as Independent Public Accountants, We Hereby Consent to the Incorporation of Our Report Dated May 23, 2001, Included in This Form 11-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2000, Into Mid-State Bank's Previously Filed Registration Statements Which Follow: Registration Form File No. Effective Date Form S-8 333-38584 June 5, 2000 Form S-4 333-81531 June 25, 1999 Form S-4 333-48181 March 18, 1998 Form S-8 333-29161 June 13, 1997 Form S-4 333-16951 November 27, 1996 Arthur Andersen Llp Los Angeles, California June 27, 2001 7