Effect of agreement to arbitrate; nonwaivable provisions

A.R.S. § 12-3004 — under General Provisions.

A.R.S. § 12-3004

B. Before a controversy arises that is subject to an agreement to arbitrate, a party to the agreement may not:

1. Waive or agree to vary the effect of the requirements prescribed in section 12-2101.01, section 12-3005, subsection A, section 12-3006, subsection A, section 12-3008, section 12-3017, subsection A or B or section 12-3026.

2. Agree to unreasonably restrict the right under section 12-3009 to notice of the initiation of an arbitration proceeding.

3. Agree to unreasonably restrict the right under section 12-3012 to disclosure of any facts by a neutral arbitrator.

4. Waive the right under section 12-3016 of a party to an agreement to arbitrate to be represented by a lawyer at any proceeding or hearing under this chapter, but an employer and a labor organization may waive the right to representation by a lawyer in a labor arbitration.

C. A party to an agreement to arbitrate or to an arbitration proceeding may not waive, or the parties may not vary the effect of, the requirements of this section, section 12-2101.01, section 12-3003, subsection A, paragraph 1 or 3, section 12-3007, 12-3014 or 12-3018, section 12-3020, subsection D or E, section 12-3022, 12-3023 or 12-3024, section 12-3025, subsection A or B or section 12-3028, 12-3029 or 41-2615.