§ 7321.16. Arbitration process
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureEffective: July 1, 2019
Effective: July 1, 2019
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 7321.16
§ 7321.16. Arbitration process
(a) Discretion of arbitrator.--An arbitrator may conduct an arbitration in a manner appropriate for a fair and expeditious disposition of the proceeding. The authority conferred upon the arbitrator includes the power to hold conferences with the parties to the arbitration proceeding before the hearing and, among other matters, determine the admissibility, relevance, materiality and weight of any evidence.
(c) Notice and hearing.--If an arbitrator orders a hearing, the arbitrator shall set a time and place and give notice of the hearing not less than five days before the hearing begins. Unless a party to the arbitration proceeding makes an objection to lack or insufficiency of notice not later than the beginning of the hearing, the party's appearance at the hearing waives the objection. Upon request of a party to the arbitration proceeding and for good cause shown, or upon the arbitrator's own initiative, the arbitrator may adjourn the hearing as necessary but may not postpone the hearing to a time later than that fixed by the agreement to arbitrate for making the award unless the parties to the arbitration proceeding consent to a later date. The arbitrator may hear and decide the controversy upon the evidence produced although a party who was notified of the arbitration proceeding did not appear. The court, on request, may direct the arbitrator to conduct the hearing promptly and render a timely decision.
(e) Replacement.--If an arbitrator ceases or is unable to act during the arbitration proceeding, a replacement arbitrator must be appointed in accordance with section 7321.12 (relating to appointment of arbitrator; service as a neutral arbitrator) to continue the proceeding and to resolve the controversy.
Credits
2018, June 28, P.L. 381, No. 55, § 1.1, effective July 1, 2019.
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 7321.16, PA ST 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 7321.16
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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