Validity of agreements to arbitrate
N.D. Cent. Code § 32-29.3-06
in effect32-29.3-06. Validity of agreements to arbitrate
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 upon a ground that exists at law or in equity for the revocation of a
contract.
2. The court shall decide whether an agreement to arbitrate exists or a controversy is
subject to an agreement to arbitrate.
3. An arbitrator shall decide whether a condition precedent to arbitrability has been
fulfilled and whether a contract containing a valid agreement to arbitrate is
enforceable.
4. If a party to a judicial proceeding challenges the existence of, or claims that a
controversy is not subject to, an agreement to arbitrate, the arbitration proceeding may
continue pending final resolution of the issue by the court, unless the court otherwise
orders.
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