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§ 13-22-221. Remedies – Fees and Expenses of Arbitration Proceeding

An arbitrator may award reasonable attorney fees and other reasonable expenses of arbitration if such an award is authorized by law in a civil action involving the same claim or by the agreement of the parties to the arbitration proceeding. An arbitrator’s expenses and fees, together with other expenses, shall be paid as provided in […]

§ 13-22-222. Confirmation of Award

After a party to an arbitration proceeding receives notice of an award, the party may make a motion to the court for an order confirming the award at which time the court shall issue a confirming order unless the award is modified or corrected pursuant to section 13-22-220 or 13-22-224 or is vacated pursuant to […]

§ 13-22-223. Vacating Award

Upon motion to the court by a party to an arbitration proceeding, the court shall vacate an award made in the arbitration proceeding if the court finds that: The award was procured by corruption, fraud, or other undue means; There was: Evident partiality by an arbitrator appointed as a neutral arbitrator; Corruption by an arbitrator; […]

§ 13-22-224. Modification or Correction of Award

Upon motion made within ninety-one days after the movant receives notice of the award pursuant to section 13-22-219 or within ninety-one days after the movant receives notice of a modified or corrected award pursuant to section 13-22-220, the court shall modify or correct the award if: There is an evident mathematical miscalculation or an evident […]

§ 13-22-225. Judgment on Award – Attorney Fees and Litigation Expenses

Upon granting an order confirming, vacating without directing a rehearing, modifying, or correcting an award, the court shall enter a judgment in conformity therewith. The judgment may be recorded, docketed, and enforced as any other judgment in a civil action. A court may award the reasonable costs of the motion and subsequent judicial proceedings. On […]

§ 13-22-226. Jurisdiction

A court having jurisdiction over the controversy and the parties may enforce an agreement to arbitrate. An agreement to arbitrate providing for arbitration in this state confers jurisdiction on the court to enter judgment on an award under this part 2. Source: L. 2004: Entire part R&RE, p. 1730, § 1, effective August 4. Editor’s […]

§ 13-22-227. Venue

A motion pursuant to section 13-22-205 shall be made in a 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 a court of the county in which it was held. Otherwise, a motion pursuant to section 13-22-205 may […]

§ 13-22-228. Appeals

An appeal may be taken from: An order denying a motion to compel arbitration; An order granting a motion to stay arbitration; An order confirming or denying confirmation of an award; An order modifying or correcting an award; An order vacating an award without directing a rehearing; or A final judgment entered pursuant to this […]

§ 13-22-229. Uniformity of Application and Construction

In applying and construing this part 2, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. Source: L. 2004: Entire part R&RE, p. 1731, § 1, effective August 4. Editor’s note: This section is similar to former § 13-22-223 as […]

§ 13-22-230. Saving Clause

This part 2 shall not affect an action or proceeding commenced or a right accrued before this part 2 takes effect. Except as otherwise provided in section 13-22-203, an arbitration agreement made before August 4, 2004, is governed by the “Uniform Arbitration Act of 1975”. Source: L. 2004: Entire part R&RE, p. 1731, § 1, […]