Title 691, JUDICIARY

Sec. 5. (1) Except as otherwise provided in section 28, a request for judicial relief under this act must be made by motion to the court and heard in the manner provided by court rule for making and hearing motions. (2) Unless a civil action is already pending between the parties…

Sec. 6. (1) An agreement contained in a record to submit to arbitration any existing or subsequent controversy arising between the parties to the agreement is valid, enforceable, and irrevocable except on a ground that exists at law or in equity for the revocation of a contract. …

Sec. 7. (1) On motion of a person showing an agreement to arbitrate and alleging another person's refusal to arbitrate under the agreement, the court shall do both of the following: (a) If the refusing party does not appear or does not oppose the motion, order the parties to arbi…

Sec. 8. (1) Before an arbitrator is appointed and is authorized and able to act, the court, on motion of a party to an arbitration proceeding and for good cause shown, may enter an order for provisional remedies to protect the effectiveness of the arbitration proceeding to the sa…

Sec. 9. (1) A person initiates an arbitration proceeding by giving notice in a record to the other parties to the agreement to arbitrate in the agreed manner between the parties or, in the absence of agreement, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and obtaine…

Sec. 10. (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), on motion of a party to an agreement to arbitrate or to an arbitration proceeding, the court may order consolidation of separate arbitration proceedings as to all or some of the claims if all of the following apply: (a)…

Sec. 11. (1) If the parties to an agreement to arbitrate agree on a method for appointing an arbitrator, that method must be followed, unless the method fails. If the parties have not agreed on a method, the agreed method fails, or an arbitrator appointed fails or is unable to ac…

Sec. 12. (1) Before accepting appointment, an individual who is requested to serve as an arbitrator, after making a reasonable inquiry, shall disclose to all parties to the agreement to arbitrate and arbitration proceeding and to any other arbitrators any known facts that a reaso…

Sec. 13. If there is more than 1 arbitrator, the powers of an arbitrator must be exercised by a majority of the arbitrators, but all of them shall conduct the hearing under section 15(3).

Sec. 14. (1) An arbitrator or an arbitration organization acting in that capacity is immune from civil liability to the same extent as a judge of a court of this state acting in a judicial capacity. (2) The immunity afforded by this section supplements any immunity under other la…

Sec. 15. (1) An arbitrator may conduct an arbitration in the manner that the arbitrator considers appropriate for a fair and expeditious disposition of the proceeding. The authority conferred on the arbitrator includes the power to hold conferences with the parties to the arbitra…

Sec. 16. A party to an arbitration proceeding may be represented by a lawyer.

Sec. 17. (1) An arbitrator may issue a subpoena for the attendance of a witness and for the production of records and other evidence at any hearing and may administer oaths. A subpoena shall be served in the manner for service of subpoenas in a civil action and, on motion to the …

Sec. 18. If an arbitrator makes a preaward ruling in favor of a party to the arbitration proceeding, the party may request the arbitrator to incorporate the ruling into an award under section 19. A prevailing party may move the court for an expedited order to confirm the award un…

Sec. 19. (1) An arbitrator shall make a record of an award. The record shall be signed or otherwise authenticated by any arbitrator who concurs with the award. The arbitrator or the arbitration organization shall give notice of the award, including a copy of the award, to each pa…

Sec. 20. (1) On motion to an arbitrator by a party to an arbitration proceeding, the arbitrator may modify or correct an award on any of the following grounds: (a) A ground stated in section 24(1)(a) or (c). (b) Because the arbitrator has not made a final and definite award on a …

Sec. 21. (1) An arbitrator may award punitive damages or other exemplary relief if such an award is authorized by law in a civil action involving the same claim and the evidence produced at the hearing justifies the award under the legal standards otherwise applicable to the clai…

Sec. 22. After a party to an arbitration proceeding receives notice of an award, the party may move 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 under section 20 or 24 or is vacated un…

Sec. 23. (1) On motion to the court by a party to an arbitration proceeding, the court shall vacate an award made in the arbitration proceeding if any of the following apply: (a) The award was procured by corruption, fraud, or other undue means. (b) There was any of the following…

Sec. 24. (1) On motion made within 90 days after the moving party receives notice of the award under section 19 or within 90 days after the moving party receives notice of a modified or corrected award under section 20, the court shall modify or correct the award if any of the fo…

Sec. 25. (1) On granting an order confirming, vacating without directing a rehearing, modifying, or correcting an award, the court shall enter a judgment that conforms with the order. The judgment may be recorded, docketed, and enforced as any other judgment in a civil action. (2…

Sec. 26. (1) A court of this state that has jurisdiction over the controversy and the parties may enforce an agreement to arbitrate. (2) An agreement to arbitrate that provides for arbitration in this state confers exclusive jurisdiction on the court to enter judgment on an award…

Sec. 27. A motion under section 5 shall 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, the motion may be made in t…

Sec. 28. (1) An appeal may be taken from any of the following: (a) An order denying a motion to compel arbitration. (b) An order granting a motion to stay arbitration. (c) An order confirming or denying confirmation of an award. (d) An order modifying or correcting an award. (e) …

Sec. 29. In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.

Sec. 30. The provisions of this act that govern 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 of the electronic signat…

Sec. 31. This act takes effect on July 1, 2013.

Sec. 33. This act does not affect an action or proceeding commenced or right accrued before this act takes effect.