5-449 Venue.
5-449. Venue. A motion pursuant to K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 5-427, and amendments thereto, must be made in the court of the county in which the agreement to arbitrate specifies the arbitration hearing is to be held or, if the hearing has been held, in the court of the county in which it was held. Otherwise, […]
5-512 Confidentiality of proceedings.
5-512. Confidentiality of proceedings. (a) All verbal or written information transmitted between any party to a dispute and a neutral person conducting a proceeding under the dispute resolution act or the staff of an approved program shall be confidential communications. No admission, representation or statement made in the proceeding shall be admissible as evidence or […]
5-450 Appeals.
5-450. Appeals. (a) An appeal may be taken from: (1) An order denying a motion to compel arbitration; (2) an order granting a motion to stay arbitration; (3) an order confirming or denying confirmation of an award; (4) an order modifying or correcting an award; (5) an order vacating an award without directing a rehearing; […]
5-513 Immunity from liability.
5-513. Immunity from liability. No neutral person, staff member, or member of a governing board of an approved program may be held liable for civil damages for any statement or decision made in the process of dispute resolution unless such person acts, or fails to act, in a manner constituting gross negligence with malicious purpose […]
5-451 Uniformity of application and construction.
5-451. Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. History: L. 2018, ch. 90, § 29; July 1.
5-514 Mediation agreement.
5-514. Mediation agreement. If the parties involved in the dispute reach an agreement, the agreement may be reduced to writing and signed by the parties. The agreement shall set forth the settlement of the issues and the future responsibilities of each party. If a court referred the case, the agreement as signed and approved by […]
5-452 Relationship to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.
5-452. Relationship to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act. The provisions of K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 5-423 through 5-453, and amendments thereto, governing the legal effect, validity and enforceability of electronic records or electronic signatures and of contracts performed with the use of such records or signatures conform to the requirements of section 102 […]
5-453 Savings clause.
5-453. Savings clause. K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 5-423 through 5-453, and amendments thereto, do not affect an action or proceeding commenced or right accrued before K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 5-423 through 5-453, and amendments thereto, take effect. Subject to K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 5-425, and amendments thereto, an arbitration agreement made before the effective date of K.S.A. 2021 […]
5-501 Citation of act; application.
5-501. Citation of act; application. (a) K.S.A. 5-501 through 5-516, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the dispute resolution act. (b) The dispute resolution act shall apply to registered and approved programs and individuals, and personnel thereof, to parties to dispute resolution being conducted by registered programs and individuals, and […]
5-502 Definitions.
5-502. Definitions. As used in the dispute resolution act: (a) “Registered programs” and “registered individuals” refer to those programs and individuals who have registered with the director of dispute resolution and are eligible to apply for public funding or approval from the director of dispute resolution; (b) “approval” means the program or individual has applied […]