Appointment of arbitrator - Service as a neutral arbitrator
N.D. Cent. Code § 32-29.3-11
in effect32-29.3-11. Appointment of arbitrator - Service as a neutral arbitrator
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 act and a successor has not been appointed, the court, on motion of a party
to the arbitration proceeding, shall appoint the arbitrator. An arbitrator so appointed
has all the powers of an arbitrator designated in the agreement to arbitrate or
appointed pursuant to the agreed method.
2. An individual who has a known, direct, and material interest in the outcome of the
arbitration proceeding or a known, existing, and substantial relationship with a party
may not serve as an arbitrator required by an agreement to be neutral.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t32c29-3.pdf#nameddest=32-29p3-11Fetched: 10/16/2026
