§ 13-22-211 — Appointment of arbitrator - service as a neutral arbitrator

Colorado § 13-22-211

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 13: Courts
• Art.: Age of Competence - Arbitration

Text

(1) If
the parties to an agreement to arbitrate agree on a method for appointing an
arbitrator, the method shall be followed unless the method fails. If the parties have
not agreed on a method, or the agreed method fails, or an appointed arbitrator fails
to act or is unable to act and a successor has not been appointed, the court, on the
motion of a party to the arbitration proceeding, shall appoint the arbitrator. An
arbitrator appointed pursuant to this subsection (1) shall have all the powers of an
arbitrator designated in an agreement to arbitrate or appointed pursuant to an
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 if the agreement requires
the arbitrator to be neutral.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2004: Entire part R&RE, p. 1722, � 1, effective August 4.