Title XV, JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)

1. Upon application made within ninety days after delivery of a copy of the award to the applicant, the district court shall modify or correct the award if any of the following apply: a. There is an evident miscalculation of figures or an evident mistake in the description of a p…

Upon the granting of an order confirming, modifying, or correcting an award, a judgment or decree shall be entered in conformity with the order enforced as any other judgment or decree. Costs of the application and the subsequent proceedings and disbursements may be awarded by th…

Except as otherwise provided, an application to the district court under this chapter shall be by motion and shall be heard in the manner and upon the notice provided by law or rule of civil procedure, for the making and hearing of motions. Unless the parties have agreed otherwis…

An initial application shall be made to the district court of the county in which the agreement provides the arbitration hearing shall be held or, if the hearing has been held, in the county in which it was held. Otherwise the application shall be made in the district court of th…

1. An appeal may be taken from: a. An order denying an application to compel arbitration made under section 679A.2 . b. An order granting an application to stay arbitration made under section 679A.2, subsection 2 . c. An order confirming or denying confirmation of an award. d. An…

This chapter applies only to arbitration agreements made on or after July 1, 1981. [ 81 Acts, ch 202, §18 ] 2012 Acts, ch 1011, §1

1. Any litigation between constitutional and statutory offices, administrative departments, commissions or boards of the executive branch of state government is prohibited. All disputes between said governmental offices and agencies shall be submitted to a board of arbitration of…

1. On application of a party showing an agreement described in section 679A.1 and the opposing party’s refusal to arbitrate, the district court shall order the parties to proceed with arbitration. However, if the opposing party denies the existence of a valid and enforceable agre…

If, at the time a demand for arbitration was made or notice of intention to arbitrate was served, the claim sought to be arbitrated would have been barred by limitation of time pursuant to chapter 614 had it been asserted in a court of this state, a party may assert the limitatio…

If the arbitration agreement provides a method of appointment of arbitrators, this method shall be followed. In the absence of a method of appointing, or if the agreed method fails or for any reason cannot be followed, or when an arbitrator appointed fails or is unable to act and…

The powers of the arbitrators may be exercised by a majority unless otherwise provided by the agreement or by this chapter . [ 81 Acts, ch 202, §4 ]

Unless otherwise provided by the agreement: 1. The arbitrators shall determine a time and place for the hearing and cause notification to the parties to be served personally or by registered mail not less than five days before the hearing. Appearance at the hearing waives the not…

A party has the right to be represented by an attorney at any proceeding or hearing under this chapter . A waiver of this right before the proceeding or hearing is ineffective. [ 81 Acts, ch 202, §6 ]

1. The arbitrators may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and for the production of books, records, documents, and other evidence, and may administer oaths. Subpoenas shall be served, and upon application to the district court by a party or the arbitrators, enforced …

1. The award shall be in writing and signed by the arbitrators joining in the award. The arbitrators shall deliver a copy to each party personally, by registered mail, or as provided in the agreement. 2. A party waives the objection that an award was not made within the proper ti…

On application of a party or, if an application to the district court is pending under sections 679A.11 through 679A.13 , on submission to the arbitrators by the district court under the conditions the district court orders, the arbitrators may modify or correct the award upon th…