Iowa § 679A.12 Vacating an award

Iowa Statutes

§ 679A.12 — Vacating an award

Iowa § 679A.12

Title XVJUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES

Ch. 679AARBITRATION

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Iowa Code § 679A.12 (2026).

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1.Upon application of a party, the district court shall vacate an award if any of the following apply:

a.The award was procured by corruption, fraud, or other illegal means. §679A.12, ARBITRATION 4

b.There was evident partiality by an arbitrator appointed as a neutral, corruption in any of the arbitrators, or misconduct prejudicing the rights of a party.

c.The arbitrators exceeded their powers.

d.The arbitrators refused to postpone the hearing upon sufficient cause being shown for the postponement, refused to hear evidence material to the controversy, or conducted the hearing contrary to the provisions of section 679A.5, in a manner which prejudiced substantially the rights of a party.

e.There was no arbitration agreement, the issue was not adversely determined in proceedings under s

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1. Upon application of a party, the district court shall vacate an award if any of the
following apply:
a. The award was procured by corruption, fraud, or other illegal means.
§679A.12, ARBITRATION 4
b. There was evident partiality by an arbitrator appointed as a neutral, corruption in any
of the arbitrators, or misconduct prejudicing the rights of a party.
c. The arbitrators exceeded their powers.
d. The arbitrators refused to postpone the hearing upon sufficient cause being shown
for the postponement, refused to hear evidence material to the controversy, or conducted
the hearing contrary to the provisions of section 679A.5, in a manner which prejudiced
substantially the rights of a party.
e. There was no arbitration agreement, the issue was not adversely determined in
proceedings under section 679A.2, and the party did not participate in the arbitration hearing
without raising the objection.
f. Substantial evidence on the record as a whole does not support the award. The court
shall not vacate an award on this ground if a party urging the vacation has not caused the
arbitration proceedings to be reported, if the parties have agreed that a vacation shall not
be made on this ground, or if the arbitration has been conducted under the auspices of the
American arbitration association.
2. The fact that the relief awarded could not or would not be granted by a court of law or
equity is not ground for vacating or refusing to confirm the award.
3. An application under this section shall be made within ninety days after delivery of
a copy of the award to the applicant. However, if the application to vacate an award is
predicated upon corruption, fraud, or other illegal means, it shall be made within ninety
days after those grounds are known or should have been known.
4. In vacating the award on grounds other than stated in subsection 1, paragraph “e”,
the district court may order a rehearing before new arbitrators chosen as provided in the
agreement, orintheabsenceofamethodintheagreement, bythedistrictcourtinaccordance
withsection679A.3, oriftheawardisvacatedongroundssetforthinsubsection1, paragraph
“c” or “d” of this section, the district court may order a rehearing before the arbitrators who
made the award or their successors appointed in accordance with section 679A.3. The time
within which the agreement requires the award to be made is applicable to the rehearing and
commences from the date of the order.

Legislative History

[C51, §2110; R60, §3617; C73, §3427; C97, §4397; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12706; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §679.12; 81 Acts, ch 202, §12]