New York Arbitration Statutes

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New York Arbitration Statutes
7501 - Effect of arbitration agreement.
7502 - Applications to the court; venue; statutes of limitation; provisional remedies.
7503 - Application to compel or stay arbitration; stay of action; notice of intention to arbitrate.
7504 - Court appointment of arbitrator.
7505 - Powers of arbitrator.
7506 - Hearing.
7507 - Award; form; time; delivery.
7508 - Award by confession.
7509 - Modification of award by arbitrator.
7510 - Confirmation of award.
7511 - Vacating or modifying award.
7512 - Death or incompetency of a party.
7513 - Fees and expenses.
7514 - Judgment on an award.

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New York Arbitration Statutes

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Article 75 - ARBITRATION

§  7501.  Effect  of  arbitration  agreement.   A written agreement to  submit any controversy thereafter arising or any existing controversy to  arbitration is enforceable without regard to the  justiciable  character  of  the  controversy and confers jurisdiction on the courts of the state  to enforce it and to enter judgment on  an  award.  In  determining  any  matter  arising under this article, the court shall not consider whether  the claim with respect to which arbitration is  sought  is  tenable,  or  otherwise pass upon the merits of the dispute.
           
  §  7502.  Applications  to  the  court; venue; statutes of limitation;  provisional remedies.

(a) Applications to the court;  venue.  A  special  proceeding  shall  be used to bring before a court the first application  arising out of an arbitrable controversy which is not made by motion  in  a pending action.
    (i)  The proceeding shall be brought in the court and county specified  in  the  agreement.  If  the  name  of  the  county  is  not  specified,  proceedings  to  stay  or bar arbitration shall be brought in the county  where the party seeking arbitration resides or is  doing  business,  and  other  proceedings affecting arbitration are to be brought in the county  where at least one of the parties resides or is doing business or  where  the arbitration was held or is pending.
    (ii)  If  there  is  no  county in which the proceeding may be brought  under paragraph (i) of this subdivision, the proceeding may  be  brought  in any county.
    (iii)   Notwithstanding   the   entry   of  judgment,  all  subsequent  applications shall be made by motion in the special proceeding or action  in which the first application was made.
    (iv) If an application to confirm an arbitration award made within the  one year as  provided  by  section  seventy-five  hundred  ten  of  this  article,  or an application to vacate or modify an award made within the  ninety days as provided  by  subdivision  (a)  of  section  seventy-five  hundred  eleven  of  this article, was denied or dismissed solely on the  ground that it was made in the form of a motion captioned in an  earlier  special  proceeding  having reference to the arbitration instead of as a  distinct special proceeding, the time in which to apply to  confirm  the  award  and the time in which to apply to vacate or modify the award may,  notwithstanding that the applicable period of time has expired, be  made  at  any  time  within  ninety  days  after  the  effective  date of this  paragraph, and may be made in whatever form is  appropriate  (motion  or  special proceeding) pursuant to this subdivision.
    (b)  Limitation of time. If, at the time that a demand for arbitration  was made or a notice of intention to arbitrate  was  served,  the  claim  sought to be arbitrated would have been barred by limitation of time had  it  been  asserted  in  a  court  of  the  state, a party may assert the  limitation as a bar to the arbitration on an application to the court as  provided in section 7503 or subdivision (b) of section 7511. The failure  to assert such bar by such application shall not preclude its  assertion  before  the arbitrators, who may, in their sole discretion, apply or not  apply the bar. Except as provided in subdivision (b)  of  section  7511,  such  exercise  of discretion by the arbitrators shall not be subject to  review by a court on an application to confirm,  vacate  or  modify  the  award.
    (c)  Provisional remedies. The supreme court in the county in which an  arbitration is pending or in a county specified in  subdivision  (a)  of  this section, may entertain an application for an order of attachment or  for  a  preliminary injunction in connection with an arbitration that is  pending or that is to be commenced inside or outside this state, whether  or not it is subject to the United Nations convention on the recognition  and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards, but  only  upon  the  ground  that  the  award  to which the applicant may be entitled may be rendered  ineffectual without such provisional relief. The provisions of  articles  62  and  63  of  this  chapter shall apply to the application, including  those relating to undertakings and to the time for  commencement  of  an  action  (arbitration shall be deemed an action for this purpose), except  that the sole ground for the granting of the remedy shall be  as  stated  above.  If  an  arbitration  is  not commenced within thirty days of the  granting of the provisional relief, the order granting such relief shall  expire and be null and void and costs, including  reasonable  attorney's  fees,  awarded  to  the  respondent. The court may reduce or expand this  period of time for good cause shown. The form of the  application  shall  be as provided in subdivision (a) of this section.

§  7503.  Application  to  compel or stay arbitration; stay of action;
  notice  of  intention  to  arbitrate.    

(a)  Application to compel arbitration;  stay  of  action.    A  party  aggrieved by the failure of
  another to arbitrate may apply  for  an  order  compelling  arbitration.  Where  there  is  no  substantial question whether a valid agreement was  made or complied with, and the claim sought  to  be  arbitrated  is  not  barred  by  limitation  under subdivision (b) of section 7502, the court  shall direct the parties  to  arbitrate.  Where  any  such  question  is  raised,  it  shall be tried forthwith in said court. If an issue claimed  to be arbitrable is involved in an action  pending  in  a  court  having  jurisdiction  to  hear  a  motion to compel arbitration, the application  shall be made by motion in that action. If the application  is  granted,  the  order  shall  operate to stay a pending or subsequent action, or so  much of it as is referable to arbitration.
    (b) Application to stay arbitration.  Subject  to  the  provisions  of  subdivision (c), a party who has not participated in the arbitration and  who  has  not  made  or  been  served  with  an  application  to  compel  arbitration, may apply to stay arbitration on the ground  that  a  valid  agreement  was  not made or has not been complied with or that the claim  sought to be arbitrated is barred by limitation under subdivision (b) of  section 7502.
    (c) Notice of intention to arbitrate. A party may serve  upon  another  party  a  demand  for arbitration or a notice of intention to arbitrate,  specifying the agreement pursuant to which arbitration is sought and the  name and address of the party serving the notice, or of  an  officer  or  agent  thereof  if  such  party  is  an  association or corporation, and  stating that unless the party served applies  to  stay  the  arbitration  within  twenty  days after such service he shall thereafter be precluded  from objecting that a valid agreement was  not  made  or  has  not  been  complied  with  and  from  asserting in court the bar of a limitation of  time. Such notice or demand shall be served in  the  same  manner  as  a  summons or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested. An  application  to stay arbitration must be made by the party served within  twenty days after service upon him of the notice or demand, or he  shall  be so precluded.  Notice of such application shall be served in the same  manner  as  a summons or by registered or certified mail, return receipt  requested.  Service of the application may  be  made  upon  the  adverse  party, or upon his attorney if the attorney's name appears on the demand  for  arbitration or the notice of intention to arbitrate. Service of the  application by mail shall be timely if such application is posted within  the prescribed period. Any provision  in  an  arbitration  agreement  or  arbitration  rules  which  waives  the  right  to  apply  for  a stay of  arbitration is hereby declared null and void.

§  7504. Court appointment of arbitrator.     If the arbitration agreement  does not provide for a method of appointment of an arbitrator, or if the  agreed method fails or  for  any  reason  is  not  followed,  or  if  an  arbitrator  fails  to  act and his successor has not been appointed, the  court, on application of a party, shall appoint an arbitrator.

§ 7505. Powers of arbitrator. An arbitrator and any attorney of record  in  the  arbitration  proceeding  has  the  power to issue subpoenas. An  arbitrator has the power to administer oaths.

§ 7506. Hearing.

    (a) Oath of arbitrator. Before hearing any testimony, an  arbitrator  shall  be  sworn  to  hear  and  decide  the controversy  faithfully and fairly by an officer authorized to administer an oath.
    (b) Time and place. The arbitrator shall appoint a time and place  for  the  hearing  and  notify  the  parties  in  writing  personally  or  by  registered or certified  mail  not  less  than  eight  days  before  the  hearing.  The arbitrator may adjourn or postpone the hearing. The court,  upon application of any party, may  direct  the  arbitrator  to  proceed  promptly with the hearing and determination of the controversy.
    (c)  Evidence.  The  parties  are  entitled  to  be  heard, to present  evidence and to cross-examine witnesses. Notwithstanding the failure  of  a  party  duly notified to appear, the arbitrator may hear and determine  the controversy upon the evidence produced.
    (d)  Representation  by  attorney.  A  party  has  the  right  to   be  represented  by  an  attorney and may claim such right at any time as to  any part of the arbitration or hearings which have not taken place. This  right may not be waived. If a  party  is  represented  by  an  attorney,  papers to be served on the party shall be served upon his attorney.
    (e)  Determination  by majority. The hearing shall be conducted by all  the arbitrators, but a majority may determine any question and render an  award.
    (f) Waiver. Except as provided in subdivision (d),  a  requirement  of  this  section  may be waived by written consent of the parties and it is  waived if the parties continue with the arbitration without objection.

§  7507.  Award;  form;  time; delivery. Except as provided in section  7508, the award  shall  be  in  writing,  signed  and  affirmed  by  the  arbitrator  making it within the time fixed by the agreement, or, if the  time is not fixed, within such time as the court orders. The parties may  in writing extend the time either before  or  after  its  expiration.  A  party  waives  the  objection that an award was not made within the time  required unless he notifies the arbitrator in writing of  his  objection  prior to the delivery of the award to him.  The arbitrator shall deliver  a  copy  of  the  award  to  each  party  in  the manner provided in the  agreement, or, if no provision is so made, personally or  by  registered  or certified mail, return receipt requested.
 
§  7508.  Award  by  confession.  (a)  When  available.  An  award  by  confession may be made for money due or to become due at any time before  an award is otherwise made. The award shall be based upon  a  statement,  verified  by  each party, containing an authorization to make the award,  the sum of the award or the method of ascertaining  it,  and  the  facts  constituting the liability.
    (b)  Time  of  award.  The  award may be made at any time within three  months after the statement is verified.
    (c) Person or agency making award.   The  award  may  be  made  by  an  arbitrator  or by the agency or person named by the parties to designate  the abitrator.

§ 7509. Modification of award by arbitrator.

On written application o  a  party  to  the  arbitrators  within twenty days after delivery of the  award to the applicant, the arbitrators may modify the  award  upon  the  grounds stated in subdivision (c) of section 7511. Written notice of the  application  shall be given to other parties to the arbitration. Written  objection to modification must be served on the  arbitrators  and  other  parties to the arbitration within ten days of receipt of the notice. The  arbitrators  shall dispose of any application made under this section in  writing, signed and acknowledged  by  them,  within  thirty  days  after  either  written objection to modification has been served on them or the  time for serving said objection has expired, whichever is  earlier.  The  parties  may  in  writing  extend  the  time for such disposition either  before or after its expiration.
 

§  7510.  Confirmation of award.

The court shall confirm an award upon  application of a party made within one year after its delivery  to  him,  unless  the  award  is  vacated  or  modified upon a ground specified in  section 7511.

§  7511.  Vacating  or modifying award.

     (a) When application made.  An  application to vacate or modify an award may be made by a  party  within  ninety days after its delivery to him.
      (b) Grounds for vacating.
    1. The award shall be vacated on the application of a party who either  participated in the arbitration or was served with a notice of intention  to  arbitrate  if  the  court  finds  that the rights of that party were  prejudiced by:
    (i) corruption, fraud or misconduct in procuring the award; or
    (ii) partiality of an arbitrator appointed as a neutral, except  where  the award was by confession; or
    (iii) an arbitrator, or agency or person making the award exceeded his power or so imperfectly executed it that a final and definite award upon  the subject matter submitted was not made; or
    (iv) failure to follow the procedure of this article, unless the party  applying  to vacate the award continued with the arbitration with notice  of the defect and without objection.
    2. The award shall be vacated  on  the  application  of  a  party  who  neither  participated in the arbitration nor was served with a notice of  intention to arbitrate if the court finds that:
    (i) the rights of that party were prejudiced by  one  of  the  grounds  specified in paragraph one; or
    (ii) a valid agreement to arbitrate was not made; or
    (iii) the agreement to arbitrate had not been complied with; or
    (iv)  the  arbitrated claim was barred by limitation under subdivision  (b) of section 7502.
(c) Grounds for modifying. The court shall modify the award if:
    1. there  was  a  miscalculation  of  figures  or  a  mistake  in  the  description  of  any person, thing or property referred to in the award;  or
    2. the arbitrators have awarded upon a matter not  submitted  to  them  and  the  award  may  be  corrected  without affecting the merits of the  decision upon the issues submitted; or
    3. the award is imperfect in a  matter  of  form,  not  affecting  the  merits of the controversy.
(d) Rehearing. Upon vacating an award, the court may order a rehearing  and  determination  of  all  or any of the issues either before the same  arbitrator or before a new arbitrator appointed in accordance with  this  article.  Time in any provision limiting the time for a hearing or award  shall be measured from the date of such order or rehearing, whichever is  appropriate, or a time may be specified by the court.
(e) Confirmation. Upon the granting of a motion to modify,  the  court  shall  confirm  the  award  as  modified; upon the denial of a motion to  vacate or modify, it shall confirm the award.

§  7512.  Death  or  incompetency of a party.

Where a party dies after  making a written agreement to submit a controversy to  arbitration,  the  proceedings  may  be begun or continued upon the application of, or upon  notice to, his executor or administrator or, where it  relates  to  real  property,  his  distributee or devisee who has succeeded to his interest  in the real property. Where a committee of the property or of the person  of a party to such an agreement is appointed,  the  proceedings  may  be  continued upon the application of, or notice to, the committee. Upon the  death  or  incompetency of a party, the court may extend the time within  which an application to confirm, vacate or modify the award or  to  stay  arbitration  must  be  made.  Where  a party has died since an award was  delivered, the proceedings thereupon are the same as where a party  dies  after a verdict.

§  7513. Fees and expenses.

Unless otherwise provided in the agreement  to arbitrate, the arbitrators' expenses and fees,  together  with  other  expenses,  not including attorney's fees, incurred in the conduct of the  arbitration, shall be paid as provided  in  the  award.  The  court,  on  application,  may  reduce  or  disallow  any  fee  or  expense  it finds  excessive or allocate it as justice requires.         

§  7514.  Judgment on an award.

(a) Entry. A judgment shall be entered  upon the confirmation of an award.
(b) Judgment-roll. The judgment-roll consists of  the  original  or  a  copy of the agreement and each written extention of time within which to  make  an  award;  the statement required by section 7508 where the award  was by confession; the award; each paper submitted to the court and each  order of the court upon an application under sections 7510 and 7511; and  a copy of the judgment.