Arbitration process
N.D. Cent. Code § 32-29.3-15
in effect32-29.3-15. Arbitration process
1. An arbitrator may conduct an arbitration in such manner as the arbitrator considers
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.
2. An arbitrator may decide a request for summary disposition of a claim or particular
issue:
a. If all interested parties agree; or
b. Upon request of one party to the arbitration proceeding if that party gives notice
to all other parties to the proceeding, and the other parties have a reasonable
opportunity to respond.
3. 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
from time to time 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 duly 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.
4. At a hearing under subsection 3, a party to the arbitration proceeding has a right to be
heard, to present evidence material to the controversy, and to cross-examine
witnesses appearing at the hearing.
5. If an arbitrator ceases or is unable to act during the arbitration proceeding, a
replacement arbitrator must be appointed in accordance with section 32-29.3-11 to
continue the proceeding and to resolve the controversy.
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