§ 572B.06 — VALIDITY OF AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE

Minnesota § 572B.06

• Jurisdiction: Minnesota
• Part: POSTJUDGMENT REMEDIES; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION; BONDS
• Ch. 572B: UNIFORM ARBITRATION ACT

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(a) 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 contract.
(b) The court shall decide whether an agreement to arbitrate exists or a controversy is subject to an agreement to arbitrate, except in the case of a grievance arising under a collective bargaining agreement when an arbitrator shall decide.
(c) 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.
(d) 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.

Legislative History

2010 c 264 art 1 s 6,33